East River Pipe - Mel

Artist:

East River Pipe

Description:

East River Pipe: F.M. Cornog.
Queens, New York resident F.M. Cornog is a one-man band in the Stephin Merritt/Magnetic Fields tradition, originally renowned as the first American artist ever signed to legendary British indie Sarah Records. Cornog records by himself, on a cassette machine in his living room, and initially self-released cassettes on his own Hell`s Gate label. He shares Merritt`s taste for low-budget solo reinterpretations of soul-stirring `60s pop archetypes, but the comparison breaks down after that.
For one thing, Cornog uses more guitars in one song than Merritt might employ over the course of a full album. More importantly, where Merritt`s often jaundiced and cynical lyrics are laced with dry irony and goofy similes, Cornog`s emotionally direct songs are often genuinely dark, with lyrics befitting such titles as "I Am A Small Mistake" and "Prettiest Whore." Nevertheless, his pretty, ringing guitar-pop melodies create their own uplift, making MEL a fascinating dichotomy of light and shadow.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Club Isn`t Open, The
2. I Am a Small Mistake
3. Spotlight
4. Beautiful Worn-Out Love
5. New York Crown
6. Kill the Action
7. We`re Going to Nowhere
8. Lonely Line Away
9. Prettiest Whore
10. Guilty as Charged
11. Take Back the Days
12. Life Is Born Today

Album Information

Release Date:

10/15/1996

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Lo Fi

Label:

Merge Records

Catalog Number:

111

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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