Saturday, 17 November 2012

Angelica - The End Of A Beautiful Career

I left Rage Against The Machine's last ever UK gig (before they reformed like everyone does) early to go and catch Angelica playing one of the smallest stages at Leeds Festival in 2000. It was totally worth it! Angelica were an all girl indiepop/punk band from Lancaster and "The End Of A Beautiful Career" was their debut mini album. 25 minutes of Indiepop genius filled with handclaps, surf guitars, recorders and existential ruminations on the existence of god, entitled "Why Did You Let My Kitten Die?" Essentially, Angelica were like Talulah Gosh's younger sisters...


I also own this album on 10 inch translucent orange vinyl. And must thank my good friend Sarah for introducing me to their music. My favourite track on this mini album is "Bring Back Her Head" but only by a small margin, it's all just as good.


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3 comments:

  1. Tracey17 November 2012 at 05:33

    Oh my oh my oh my. How did this band ever exist without my knowing? This is so beautiful. It sounds like a summary of every band I loved through the 90s - I just don't understand how come I never heard them. Needless to say, I am off to the nearest internet outlet for indie pop music (excluding Amazon) to add this to my collection immediately.

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  2. Journey To The Centre Of My Record Collection17 November 2012 at 05:51

    my work here is done.



    well, not anywhere near done yet, but you know what I mean. Sarah's the one to thank, she got me into them...

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  3. Tracey17 November 2012 at 05:57

    Well thank you Sarah!

    Having got to An... in your collection, am surprised to see no Aliens (post Beta Band collaboration).

    Also, if it's the last thing I do on this earth, I *will* get you to listen to American Music Club ... don't think I can post a YouTube link in the comments here so expect a song or two on your timeline sometime soon ...

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