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Track List
01) Is It Your Electric Chair?
02) Winter's Tune
03) Paper Bird
04) Iron Shoes
05) Here We Go 'round Now
06) Shake and See the Reason
07) Embarrassment Head
08) Early Morning Frost
09) Supermarket Scene
10) Leave Us Kittens Alone
11) Olive
12) Angel Inside
13) Go When You Want To
14) Is It Already Too Late?
01) Is It Your Electric Chair?
02) Winter's Tune
03) Paper Bird
04) Iron Shoes
05) Here We Go 'round Now
06) Shake and See the Reason
07) Embarrassment Head
08) Early Morning Frost
09) Supermarket Scene
10) Leave Us Kittens Alone
11) Olive
12) Angel Inside
13) Go When You Want To
14) Is It Already Too Late?
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First Released
1997
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Ice Cream Hands fits neatly into the '90s power-pop revival, holding dear the values of guitar-pop bands from the Beatles to the Posies. Nevertheless, there's something different about their debut album Memory Lane Traffic Jam (albiet a difference that only pop fiends will be able to spot). Ice Cream Hands manages to stay faithful to pop conventions while developing their own identity -- and many of their peers, despite their craftsmanship, haven't been able to pull away from the pack. As children of the '80s, they came to power-pop through new wavers like Marshall Crenshaw and jangle-pop, so there's a bit of a rootsy/folky underpinning to many of the songs. Memory Lane Traffic Jam doesn't sound like a revival, however. Ice Cream Hands peppers the album with enough sonic allusions, from the Eric Carmen-esque "Winter's Tune" to the stilted funk of "Olive" to post-alternative guitar flourishes, to keep things interesting. But what it really boils down to is the songs themselves. Charles Jenkins, the group's main songwriter, has a knack for constructing solid songs where hooks lead into new hooks instead of simply lying dormant. The songs are immediately catchy, but they grow stronger upon each listen -- a hallmark of a truly fine pop album, and it's all the more impressive when you take into consideration that Memory Lane Traffic Jam is a debut. (Not Lame's American reissue of the original Australian release contains three bonus tracks -- "Miller," "Sobersides," "Visiting Girl" -- that are not on the original release.)
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Ice Cream Hands fits neatly into the '90s power-pop revival, holding dear the values of guitar-pop bands from the Beatles to the Posies. Nevertheless, there's something different about their debut album Memory Lane Traffic Jam (albiet a difference that only pop fiends will be able to spot). Ice Cream Hands manages to stay faithful to pop conventions while developing their own identity -- and many of their peers, despite their craftsmanship, haven't been able to pull away from the pack. As children of the '80s, they came to power-pop through new wavers like Marshall Crenshaw and jangle-pop, so there's a bit of a rootsy/folky underpinning to many of the songs. Memory Lane Traffic Jam doesn't sound like a revival, however. Ice Cream Hands peppers the album with enough sonic allusions, from the Eric Carmen-esque "Winter's Tune" to the stilted funk of "Olive" to post-alternative guitar flourishes, to keep things interesting. But what it really boils down to is the songs themselves. Charles Jenkins, the group's main songwriter, has a knack for constructing solid songs where hooks lead into new hooks instead of simply lying dormant. The songs are immediately catchy, but they grow stronger upon each listen -- a hallmark of a truly fine pop album, and it's all the more impressive when you take into consideration that Memory Lane Traffic Jam is a debut. (Not Lame's American reissue of the original Australian release contains three bonus tracks -- "Miller," "Sobersides," "Visiting Girl" -- that are not on the original release.)
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