1988
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1988.
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The Go-Betweens – “16 Lovers Lane”
’80s jangle pop is truly a marvelous thing. I don’t know what it is about it, but it seems to me many of the best lyrics in pop rock music come from jangle pop. 16 Lovers Lane‘s lyrical imagery is as aflutter as its brightly shining guitars, but can quickly change to a cold wind… (read more)
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Cocteau Twins – “Blue Bell Knoll”
Blue Bell Knoll is the same Cocteau Twins with a different sound. Monotone, atmospheric, midtempo dream pop with Robin Guthrie‘s guitar chords bending around Liz Fraser’s omnipresent multi-tracked indecipherable wails and chants. Also there’s a bass guitar in there somewhere, but you could’ve fooled me. The tone of the day is: ice. And what a… (read more)
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My Bloody Valentine – “Isn’t Anything”
After years of small EPs, My Bloody Valentine release their first album and come out incredibly strong—if cold as ice. (read more)
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Sonic Youth – “Daydream Nation” (1988)
The youthful energy pervading much of Sonic Youth’s music spoke a lot to me in my early adulthood. Detached, rebellious, and a yearning to express some kind of stronger emotion that you’re not yet quite sure of. The noise sections have a reckless abandonment to them, but also seem calculated, fitting in with the songs… (read more)