Beulah

This 1999 release is the group's second outing. It's a remarkable collection of fuzzy indie pop dressed up in horns, handclaps and harmonies. Clever arrangements are tied to classic pop styles and songs like "Emma Blowgun's Last Stand" are so wonderfully catchy, it's almost ridiculous. If you feel like there are no more pop songs left in the world, listen closely.

Beulah treat songs as unobtrusive frames for dazzling arrangements that evoke their home
state of California's Summer of Love. The tunes on their second album barely stick, but
they're so dense with yummy, homemade sonic details that it takes a while to notice.
Oohing like the Beach Boys (suggested drinking game: spot the Endless Summer quotes) and
pulsing like the Velvet Underground, Beulah are augmented here by friends play... More >