Tinfed - Tried + True | 00s Album Review

For his last film of the 1990s, David Lynch worked with longtime collaborators and new musicians to build a soundtrack as varied and unpredictable as his film for 1997's Lost Highway.   Songs In This Episode Intro - The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails 14:11 - I'm Deranged (Edit) by David Bowie 19:07 - Eye by The Smashing Pumpkins 30:18 - Mr. Eddy's Theme 1 by Barry Adamson 45:21 - Rammstein (Edit) by Rammstein Outro - This Magic Moment by Lou Reed   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Following the release of their debut, 12 Rods signed to V2 Records and released Split Personalities in 1998. Sprawling in its ambition, the band twists and bends pop rock into a variety of genres, melding drum 'n bass, shoegaze, emo, and more.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Part of 2 13:44 - Chromatically Declining Me 20:00 - The Stupidest Boy 24:42 - I Wish You Were A Girl 37:51 - Split Personality Outro - Girl Sun   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

This week we're checking out the 2000 album Tried + True by Tinfed. The third and final album by this Sacramento, CA based alternative rock band shows confidence in their willingness to experiment with electronic elements, but occasionally misses the mark in the execution.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Arrange 16:50 - Immune 24:43 - Always-Never 27:03 - Idol 37:34 - Drop Outro - It's Late   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

While not as well know as other goth heavyweights like Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, or Siouxsie and the Banshees, the third album by Fields of the Nephilim, 1990s Elizium, deserves recognition on par with the classics of the genre.   Songs In This Episode Intro - For Her Light 19:29 - At the Gates of Silent Memory 24:57 - Sumerland (What Dreams May Come) 36:40 - Submission Outro - Paradise Regained   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

This week we revisit the 2007 debut album Exit Decades by Cut City. If you are a fan of 70s post-punk (The Sound, Joy Division) or the 2000s revival (Interpol, Bloc Party), you will definitely want to tune in and check out a band that ticks all the post-punk boxes with modern twists.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Manoevres 13:16 - Anticipation 18:05 - Such Verve 20:44 - Rival Trial Outro - Like Ashes Like Millions   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Known for the hits “Run Around,” “Hook,” and “Mountains Win Again,” we take a listen to their 1991 sophomore album Travelers and Thieves.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Ivory Tusk 15:16 - Onslaught 10:36 - What’s For Breakfast 34:40 - The Tiding 36:56 - I Have My Moments 47:00 - Sweet Pain Outro - Support Your Local Emperor   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Clean acoustic guitars and strings one moment, fuzzy riffs and f-bombs the next - we check out the self-titled 2004 debut by Love Outside Andromeda.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Tongue Like a Tether 11:45 - Improper Methods 17:14 - Made Of Broken Glass 19:56 - Gonna Try To Be A Girl 29:40 - Juno Outro - Something Whit & Sigmund   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Take members of Tool and Failure, give them classic rock artists and new wave bands to cover, and you get the oddball 1996 self-titled by Replicants.    Songs In This Episode Intro - Just What I Needed (The Cars) 13:03 - Dirty Work (Steely Dan) 16:59 - How Do You Sleep? (John Lennon) 19:34 - Silly Love Songs (Wings) 28:18 - Destination Unknown (Missing Persons) Outro - Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (Tubeway Army)   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

Power pop might be one of the most misunderstood and under-appreciated genres under rock, and the 2004 album Recess Serenade by The Argument is a perfect example. Harmonies and hooks with loud guitars, what more could you want?   Songs In This Episode Intro - Song One 15:43 - Call In Sick 23:47 - Everyone’s Selling Something 26:45 - Soaked 31:51 - My Dumb Luck Outro - Incognito   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

The 1996 debut album Spiders by Liverpool’s Space is an eclectic mix of trip-hop, Madchester, Britpop, and more, including the 60s lounge of single “Female of the Species.” But eclecticism can slip into inconsistency, and attempts at various genres results in uneven levels of quality.   Songs In This Episode Intro - Female of the Species 15:51 - Dark Clouds 20:30 - Me And You Vs The World 28:50 - Major Pager 30:43 - Money Outro - Neighborhood   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.