Trouble Seemed So Far Away
Released: May 21, 2002
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Released: May 21, 2002
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Recording an album without iconic drummer David Nichols might be utterly strange for many Cannanes followers, but in respects that's the genius of the band -- that while still remaining "them," the...
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Communicating at an Unknown Rate
Released: Oct 31, 2000
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Released: Oct 31, 2000
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Australia's Cannanes and Boyracer side project Steward collaborated on Communicating at an Unknown Rate, which was released in 2000 on Olympia, WA's Yo Yo Recordings. The combination of the noise...
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Arty Barbecue
Released: Mar 11, 1998
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Released: Mar 11, 1998
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Recorded in the early '90s and long planned for release but somehow never quite reaching that particular stage -- half its tracks had already appeared on various singles in 1993 and 1994 -- Arty...
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The Cannanes
Released: Jul 17, 1995
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Released: Jul 17, 1995
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For their self-titled release the Cannanes expanded to a five-piece, with Ivor Moulds contributing drums on a number of tracks while Francesca Bussey added bass and vocals. Rotating around with the...
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Love Affair with Nature
Released: Jun 1, 1995
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Released: Jun 1, 1995
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All it takes is a listen to "I Woke Up," Love Affair's opening track, to make any fans who wistfully recall the Young Marble Giants, the Go-Betweens, or Marine Girls realize that there are...
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Short Poppy Syndrome
Released: Jan 1, 1995
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Released: Jan 1, 1995
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The Cannanes' earliest work embodied everything that was wonderful about the entire "shambling" approach to music-making, but it was often reckless to the point of inconsistency -- as time went by...
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Caveat Emptor
Released: Sep 27, 1994
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Released: Sep 27, 1994
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With assistance again from an assortment of musical friends on French horn, sax, and violin, the core Gibson/O'Neil/Nichols trio creates yet another lovely set of rushed indie guitar pop songs that...
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Witchetty Pole
Released: Sep 27, 1994
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Released: Sep 27, 1994
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Witchetty Pole collects a great deal of the Cannanes' early work (circa 1986/87) and offers it to a U.S. audience -- the compilation lifts tracks from the Bored, Angry, and Jealous EP (the band's...
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