Something For Kate - Beautiful Sharks | 90s Album Review

Dig Me Out: 90s Rock

English - May 30, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 89.9 MB - ★★★★ - 115 ratings
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Many, many years ago, we checked out the 1997 debut album Elsewhere For Eight Minutes by the Melbourne, Australian trio Something For Kate. Thanks to a Patreon patron we checked out their 1999 sophomore follow-up Beautiful Sharks to hear the evolution of the band. Whereas the debut offered some catchy alt-rock, Beautiful Sharks is a more subdued yet intricate album, putting new bassist Stephanie Ashworth on display as the guitars back-off to allow more space for lead singer/guitarist Paul Dempsey to weave intricate vocal and musical melodies. The result uniquely combines alt-rock that forgoes volume for dynamics and speed for tension.

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Beautiful Sharks

10:51 - Before Butterfly's Wings

16:41 - Big Screen Television

23:55 - Electricity

Outro - Easy

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