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Summary: We're All in This Alone- Mendoza Line
Comment: Although released in 2000, this album harkens to some of the highlights of 1990's indie pop music. Lots of songs about relationships with some memorable lines you will find yourself repeating in daily converstation. Musically this album reminds me of Pavement's 'Slanted and Enchanted' in that there are many genuine moments of lo-fi genius. What makes this album unique is that Mendoza Line adds their own country-fied touch to all of the songs. If you find their latest work a little overproduced this album is what you are looking for.
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Summary: My favorite CD of 2000
Comment: Though the lyrics are filled with themes of despair and alienation, the band is having a genuinely good time with it all: a joy and humour comes across that is refreshing and pure. Every one of the songs are inspired and uncontrived: some become familar so quickly it feels like the group has tapped into the collective unconsciousness of rock music, giving us something so universal that the title becomes ironic. The anti-aesthetic photo on the cover and comic booklet notes complete the packaging of this little gem. And the man wrapped up in a comforter reading his book (Stalin) on the back cover?: is it a veiled reference to books appearing on Belle and Sebastian CDs?
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Summary: Hitting .400
Comment: I first witnessed the spectacular spectacle of a live Mendoza Line show at Brownie's in NYC. One word: delicious. Finally, indie rock has found its champion in the Mendoza Line. They should be on a Wheaties box. Naturally I rushed out and bought We're All in this Alone. The disturbingly bare, raw lyrics-- always the core of Mendoza music-- combine with their trademark, powerful nonchalance of melodies both intense and listless, leaving listeners foerever altered and adoring. I couldn't eat Wheaties for a week after hearing this record. It will be a tragedy if they don't receive the recognition they deserve.
THIS RECORD IS A MUST FOR ANY DISCERNING INDIE ROCK FAN. No band has bridged past, present and future so seamlessly. See them live soon if you can-- because from the looks of the liner notes, they might not be around that long. And, that would be the gretatest tragedy of all.
