Shannon Wright - Perishable Goods

Title: Perishable Goods Artist: Shannon Wright Release Date: 4/24/2001 Label: Quarterstick Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Sadcore Moods: Melancholy, Reflective, Brooding, Somber, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Intimate, Wistful, Cathartic, Complex, Intense, Nocturnal, Ominous, Passionate, Plaintive, Reserved, Sad, Tense/Anxious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Hinterland
2. Foul
3. I Started a Joke
4. Azalea
5. Familiar Settings
6. Capsule of You
7. The Path of Least Persistence

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Quarterstick QS 70

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Shannon Wright shifts the emphasis of her material again on this stellar mini-LP, opting for a short set of spare songs that, even in doing away with the wailing dissonance that made Maps of Tacit so cathartic, are just as effective in their contemplative beauty. The majority of the songs feature Wright cooing -- in her vaguely unsettling alto -- some of the most seductively pretty melodies she's penned (especially the heartbreaking "Azalea") over the accompaniment of acoustic guitar or piano. Even the full-band psychedelia of "Foul" is pacifying, to say nothing of her inspired take on the Bee Gees' hit "I Started a Joke," which itself seems to have been inspired by Low's cover of the same song a few years earlier. (Alan Sparhawk even offers backing vocals and additional guitar to the track.) However, what's truly remarkable about Wright's ability to make an impact across the dynamic range is exemplified in Perishable Goods' bookends. Two tracks that would later appear, in much more cacophonous incarnations, on her Dyed in the Wool LP, "Hinterland" and "The Path of Least Persistence," operate here as gentle reminders rather than scathing admonishments -- and lose nothing in the translation. ~ Bryan Carroll, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Sparhawk Guitar, Vocals Andy Baker Bass Brian Teasley Percussion, Keyboards, Drums Eric Bachmann Piano, Vocals Joey Burns Bass Rachel Grimes Piano Shannon Wright Keyboards, Harmonium, Xylophone, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Voices