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Podcast Episode
Season
Thirteen
number
661
Type
Album Review
Post Date
5/30/2023

Something For Kate

661 Beautiful Sharks by Something For Kate

Beautiful Sharks

Label
Murmur
Release year
1999
Producer
Brian Paulson
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On their sophomore album, Something For Kate dial down the distortion in favor of a more nuanced post-grunge approach on Beautiful Sharks

Author & Special Guests

Many, many years ago, we checked out the 1997 debut album Elsewhere For Eight Minutes by the Melbourne, Australian trio Something For Kate. Thanks to a Patreon patron we checked out their 1999 sophomore follow-up Beautiful Sharks to hear the evolution of the band. Whereas the debut offered up some catchy alt-rock, Beautiful Sharks is a more subdued yet intricate album, putting new bassist Stephanie Ashworth on display as the guitars back-off to allow more space for lead singer/guitarist Paul Dempsey to weave intricate vocal and musical melodies. The end result is a unique combination of alt-rock that forgoes volume for dynamics and speed for tension.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - Beautiful Sharks
  • 10:51 - Before Butterfly's Wings
  • 16:41 - Big Screen Television
  • 23:55 - Electricity
  • Outro - Easy

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