This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
On the list of Unwelcome Places For Indie-Pop Bands, ’90s Nashville would seem to be right up there with, oh, Compton in the ’80s. Maybe that’s why Duraluxe now live in the more indie-friendly climes of Athens, Ga.
That’s one good career move; Dolorosa is another. These journeymen tunesmiths’ debut is practically an audio thesis on History Of American Pop 101. The shimmering hooks of Big Star, the jangling power of Posies, the grand psychedelic swirl of Flaming Lips, the rootsy introspection of Paul Westerberg; they crib it all at one point or another here. They’re still trying to figure out how to combine all these styles into their own, but when they do, look out. One day, these guys will write an all-time classic. This is your chance to say you knew them when.
