WATERWORLD
SHRIMPER 86 / 1996
In which we tried very hard to be something more than semi-competent indie-rock with bad singing. And came close. Title was my brother’s slag on how much time and money we poured into the thing. I think I wanted to call it Spruce Goose for similar reasons, but Waterworld is funnier. There are a few moments here that I am unequivocally proud of though: coming out of the bridge going into the guitar solo in “Pomp & Circumstance”; Brent from Further’s trumpet and keys outro for “Albatros” ([sic] by the way); the “Vacancy” fade into the theme from Love Story, even if the rest of the song is kinda lame (personally prescient, but lame).

I will stand by the Pet Shop Boys cover.