Pollen - The Glorious Couch Life | 90s Album Review

You're forgiven if you tried to search for Pollen on the internet and struggled to find this band. Besides the numerous bands named Pollen, there is also the issue of their debut 1998 album The Glorious Couch Life not appearing on streaming services, rendering it hard to find for the average music listener. That's a shame, because throughout the record, Pollen finds the combination of indie rock energy tinged with a little garage and some danceable rhythms, topped with catchy melodies and smart lyrics. Shades of American bands like Superchunk, Guided By Voices, Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, and Sebadoh peak through, as well as Australian contemporaries like Screamfeeder, Ratcat, Ammonia, and Moler, permeate the sound, from the propulsive "Greater Than" and "Sin as Fast as You Can" to the angular "Walruses to Whales" and quirky "Settle the Score on the Dancefloor."

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Million Destinations

12:25 - Sin as Fast as You Can

16:18 - Brighter Day

21:28 - Settle the Score on the Dancefloor

25:08 - Soma and Nerves of Steel

27:56 - Special Features

Outro - Not Rocket Science

 

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