Having been signed on the back of the noisenik squall of the 'Ichabod and I' album, the Boos had been left alone to deliver the shimmering plateaus and fizzing noise-pop of 'Everything's Alright Forever'. The follow-up, though, was to see the band producing themselves and delivering the stunning smorgasbord that is 'Giant Steps'.
Taking in pure pop (Wishing I Was Skinny), heavy beat-driven stomp pop (I Hang Suspended), noisy freak-outs (Run My Way Runway), psychedelic heavy metal ballads (Spun Around), breathtaking dub symphonies to reminiscence and regret (Lazarus), it's a stunning achievement that forever be overshadowed for the majority of the population who survived Brit Pop by the one-dimensional bubblegum of 'Wake Up Boo!'
Today's track is the subtly dub-inflected skip of 'Upon 9th and Fairchild'. Marrying a rich dub rhythm section bounce for the verses with a frenetic skank-y run for the chorus, it's a veritable feast. Shimmers of squawking feedback and choppy off-beats add colour and the lyrics of self-imposed isolation add to the dislocation between verse and chorus. Check out the almost fully-formed demo version - Martin Carr's make it sound like songwriting's the hardest job in the world, but it's a good job he persevered.
Download The Boo Radleys 'Upon 9th And Fairchild (Demo Version)' (mp3) (Rapidshare)
Download The Boo Radleys 'Upon 9th And Fairchild (Album Version)' (mp3) (Rapidshare)
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