The debut album release. Recorded in Matthew Sweet's living room? (so says the liner notes) Sweet produced it. Released in 1991, there are close similarities to the songwriting on the better-known "Teenage Symphonies to God" (1994), although this is decidedly more lo-fi and garagey sounding. Read more on Last.fm.
Velvet Crush are a power pop band from Providence, Rhode Island, USA formed in 1989 that achieved prominence in indie-rock circles in the early and mid-1990s. The band broke up in 1996 but re-formed in 1998 and has continued to record, releasing their most recent album in 2004.
Vocalist/bassist Paul Chastain and drummer Ric Menck are the band's core members, and they share singing and songwriting duties. Guitarist Jeffrey Borchardt played on the band's first two albums which were produced by Matthew Sweet and Mitch Easter respectively. Read more on Last.fm
