So was anyone ever a fan of Pee Shy?

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A lot of random major-label alt stuff from the nineties that never made it anywhere I've long since jettisoned but Pee Shy I've hung onto -- Dean Wareham produced the first album, gentle art-pop instrumentation that doesn't make me think of Elephant 6, I always liked them in their quiet but energetic/fun way. Cindy Wheeler and Mary Gudera are now in the Caulfield Sisters, while Cindy's also in something else called Look It with Suzanne from Mercury Rev.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:27 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, and Cindy's use/abuse of the accordion is key. Between her and Miss Murgatroyd, that's some good stuff. Nico would be proud.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:28 (twenty years ago)

I have the album with all the monkeys on it. "Jason, I Thought I Saw A UFO" is classic - I think I playedit last time I DJ'd.

They supported Stereolab at Maxwell's. It was aces.

― Bernard's Summer Girlfriend (kate), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:32 (twenty years ago)

yep I have a cassette dub of that monkey one, haven't listened to it in years

I remember they had a song about the Luby's massacre in Texas

― Renard (Renard), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

They also had a song called, "Little Dudes." Right? About liking little boys? It was on a CMJ comp when I was 11 or something.

― trees (treesessplode), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:45 (twenty years ago)

one of my friends in high school was totally a fan of that record. and I randomly met someone else who was really into it more recently. I only have a vague recollection of what it sounded like, though. (xpost, oh yeah! that song on the CMJ cd is the one song I do remember)

― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:46 (twenty years ago)

It's a really nice record, Wareham and the band did a great job on the coproduction. Understated, very much NOT trying for the radio brass ring circa the mid-nineties but at the same time very immediate -- Wheeler's voice is front and center, the music's gently peppy, the accordion is a killer touch throughout.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:49 (twenty years ago)

You totally sold me, Ned. I'm going to go get this now and we may even cover "Little Dudes."

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

:-D (But wait, who is this 'we'?)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Me and m'band. We've been looking for an excuse to bust out the accordion anyway...

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Well there ya go, then.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:08 (twenty years ago)

did you just decide to cover a song you haven't heard yet?

― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:20 (twenty years ago)

No, I went and got it through totally legal means.

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

no but i knew somebody who used to go out with a guy who was in a band called "the pee tanks"

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

x-post -- The power o' ILM demonstrated.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

I will do a shout-out on our inevitable mixtape.

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 7 April 2006 17:26 (twenty years ago)

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