THE SOLIPSISTICS - Selected And Uncollected Recordings

The Solipsistics released a bevy of excellent, challenging and unusual pop in the late 90s and early double-naughts � only to disappear for the last five years or so. The band(who is led by Jeffrey Owen McGregor and a whole host of sidemen create some of the most gripping music you�ll hear at the present. This CD is a collection of 19 trax from their various albums(all out of print) recorded by Earle Mankey. Some of these songs, too, are co-written by the truly awesome and legendary Jon Brion(the Grays, himself) so the stamp of quality is all over the place but McGregors songs are their own creatures and its his vision and talent that make the special mark on all the material here.

"6 out o f 6! What a breath of fresh air in a climate where there are so many stale artists all shooting for the same image and sound (!). Sparse and simple in the best kind of way, The Solipsistics' songs stand out as wonderfully imaginative snippets of pop that derive from a wild variety of sources. Quite simply one of the best new artists we've heard all year. WOW!� � BabySue. "You won't know you've been knocked out until you're picking yourself up off the floor." --Amplifier, about �Careful How You Go�.

"Continuing his trend for carefully crafted pop ditties that infuse piano and a distinctive quietude that's pleasant, yet noticeably edgy, Mr. McGregor (the driving force behind The Solipsistics) once again invokes his unique form of spiritual manipulation. There's still a genuine pop core at the heart of each Solipsistics song. It's sensible, it's rational and it's inarguably capable of filling your head with tuneful entertainment by itself. Like Of Montreal or the Television Personalities, The Solipsistics also invoke a bit of charming oddity and unpredictable cynicism, pushing the band out of the radio-friendly, ready-for-prime-time realm and into an underground music fan's dreamland."-SplendidEZine. Looking for cookie cutter, predictable and safe pop? Not here. Going forward into something different that is still easy to hold down? Listen on! Extremely Highly Recommended!

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