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Ultimate Alternative Wavers
Rock · 1993 · 10 tracks

Ultimate Alternative Wavers

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Gritty, sprawling guitar odysseys recorded in a Boise basement. A raw blueprint of 90s indie rock defined by jagged melodies and existential restlessness.

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It's the raw, noisy basement tape that started the whole guitar-hero indie rock thing.

A restless, gritty exploration of existential doubt through walls of distorted guitar.

Ultimate Alternative Wavers · vs · Built to Spill
Lo Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
The First Song
4:02
02
Three Years Ago Today
3:56
03
Revolution
4:25
04
Shameful Dread
8:29
05
Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup
6:34
06
Get a Life
5:53
07
Built to Spill
5:52
08
Lie for a Lie
3:16
09
Hazy
6:41
10
Built Too Long, Parts 1, 2 & 3
9:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the sprawling, feedback-laden instrumental mid-section of Shameful Dread.
The way the vocals break into a desperate, high-pitched strain during the climax of Hazy.
The sudden shift from melodic strumming to heavy, distorted crunch on The First Song.
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