Aesecakes

This is the original version of the song covered by The Breeders on Last Splash, a few years later. Carrie from Ed's later toured with The Breeders for some time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%27s_Redeeming_Qualities

This short-lived Flying Nun Records band was led by "the punk rock self-belief" of Shayne Carter, who went on to play and release music as part of Doublehappys, Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer, The Adults (a Kiwi supergroup), with NZ post-punk luminary, Peter Jefferies and solo as Shayne P. Carter.

I like the youthful energy of the song, even though it sounds like it was recorded in a burlap sack!

This is the full run down about the EP that this track is from. It was re-issued for Record Store Day, a few years ago.

A breezy slice of indie rock/pop from Singapore's Sobs. I don't know much more about them, but note that they also got over to Seattle, last year, to do this session.

This is one of my favourite songs, yet I don't own any of their music, apart from the 7" single of Obscurity Knocks. I have def listened to the rest of the album Cake that this song is from and their other releases, via streaming, since then. The funnest fact I know about them is that The Trash Can Sinatras' Frank Reader, is the brother of Eddi Reader from Fairground Attraction. She married one of her brother's bandmates n 2013.

I had completely forgotten about the No Alternative compilation, until I listened to a podcast about it the other day. I remember playing the CD a fair bit, but I don't seem to have it now. I might have borrowed it from someone and given it back.

Posting this track because I was (and still am) a big fan of Kiwi bands of the era, and I was pretty stoked that The Verlaines and Straitjacket Fits, two of my favourites, were included. As far as I know, Heavy 33 didn't get a release anywhere else and only popped up later on their "Greatest" compliation.