Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 80's, 90's
The Smithereens, The Posies, R.E.M., The Squirrels, The dB's, Material Issue, The Romantics, Jellyfish, Dwight Twilley, Kevin Lee, Enuff Z'nuff, Game Theory, The Breakup Society |  |
Playing smart, enthusiastic power pop that at its best suggested a three-way pileup between the Who, Big Star, and Cheap Trick, Boston's the Cavedogs began life in 1987, when guitarist Todd Spahr, bassist Brian Stevens, and drummer Mark Rivers joined forces and put out a locally released single. A self-released cassette-only album followed in 1989 before the band scored a deal with Restless Records, who released an EP on the group in 1990. The Cavedogs were bumped up to Restless' parent label, Enigma Records, for their first proper album, Joy Rides for Shut-Ins, which was released later the same year. Then, Capitol Records, who had a distribution agreement with Enigma, absorbed the band's contract, and the group now found itself with a major-label deal. The group's second album, the Michael Beinhorn-produced Soul Martini, found the band in considerably more polished form, though the clever songwriting and sharp, tuneful melodies that marked Joy Rides for Shut Ins were still very much in evidence.
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Label: GoodSwift
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Release: February 17, 1992
Label: Capitol Records, Capitol/EMI Records
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