Co-produced by
Steve Fisk
and
the Screaming Trees
'
Mark Lanegan
Gary Lee Conner
,
Beat Happening
's brief, brilliant sophomore effort significantly expands the trio's horizons without sacrificing any of their naive charm. Sporting a fuller, more intricate sound and stronger songs than their debut,
Jamboree
crystallizes the trio's love-
rock
aesthetic in its embryonic stages; veering sharply from the idyllic drones of the perennial
"Indian Summer"
to the poignant crush-
pop
of
"Cat Walk"
to the
indie
-party classic
"Midnight a Go-Go,"
each cut is a marvel of innocence and ingenuity. ~ Jason Ankeny