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Elvis Sex-Change
Rock · 1993 · 8 tracks

Elvis Sex-Change

Cornershop

Scrappy, lo-fi indie rock defined by its limits. Distorted guitars and nasal vocals capture the friction of early 90s British identity in raw, noisy bursts.

1993 · Wiiija Records

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This is a far cry from the sun-drenched sitar-pop of Cornershop's later years. Elvis Sex-Change captures the band at their most abrasive and uncertain. The guitars are thin and distorted, the drums sound like they were recorded in a hallway, and the vocals are delivered with a nasal, almost bored defiance. It is the sound of a band using noise as a shield, hiding their melodic sensibilities behind a wall of lo-fi grit and tape hiss.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Waterlogged
4:01
02
Moonshine
2:32
03
Kawasaki (More Heat Than Chapati)
3:00
04
Hanif Kureishi Scene
3:26
05
England's Dreaming
3:36
06
Trip Easy
3:02
07
Summer Fun in a Beat Up Datsun
1:32
08
Breaking Every Rule Language English
3:15
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden surge of feedback that swallows the melody halfway through the opening track
The way the sitar briefly peeks through the wall of distortion, hinting at the band's future direction
The rhythmic collapse at the end of a verse where the drums and bass seem to lose their footing
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