Tim/Kerr (1995)
In the 90s, you could find so many tremendous things in the used bins. There was so much quality music coming out and so many labels and people taking chances on bands, it was inevitable supply would outstrip demand sometimes. That's not a knock at the quality of any of these bands, it was just a fact of life back then. Super Deluxe was in probably ninety percent of the used bins I sifted through back then.
I can't say I know a lot about this band. While I've been aware of them forever, I've never really done a deep dive. To be totally honest, I hadn't even really started giving this band their due until the last few years. They were always just a CD kicking around that I didn't listen to. For whatever reason, I started to play it again and it really upped my appreciation for a band that I had mostly just considered an also-ran.
They play extremely polished guitar pop songs. Big, loud, crunchy guitars that are layered with wonderful vocal harmonies and tremendous hooks. I'd put it right up there, maybe just a notch below, early Weezer or Fountains of Wayne. Luckily for my wallet, most of the world seems to have forgotten about these guys, so I was able to get a sealed copy of this record for about ten bucks. It has the cut out notch, but that doesn't bug me much. It's worth it to hear how incredibly full it sounds spinning around on the turntable.
Super Deluxe - Famous:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lcsrOtJRiE32yo7enAtuiQF76p3Bu6YSo
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