Bakesale is the fifth album by American indie rock band, Sebadoh. It was re… Read Full Bio ↴Bakesale is the fifth album by American indie rock band, Sebadoh. It was released by Sub Pop in 1994.
Bakesale was the first Sebadoh album released following the departure of founding member, Eric Gaffney. The band remained a three piece with the addition of drummer Bob Fay, who joined other founding member, Lou Barlow, and Jason Loewenstein.
The album cover is a photograph of a one-year-old Lou Barlow, taken by his mother.
As a result of Gaffney's departure, the songwriting on Bakesale was handled primarily by Barlow and Loewenstein, with Fay contributing the lone track, "Temptation Tide." The album continues the band's departure from the largely acoustic, lo-fi sound and shorter song structures that characterized their first three albums, and boasts a more polished production value than previous Sebadoh albums. This helped the band not only expand its underground following but flirt with mainstream success, and several singles and even a few music videos were released from the album.
Critics cited Bakesale as the band's most accessible album to date, with the strong songwriting of Barlow and Loewenstein benefiting from the more polished production.
The album was included in a number of year-end lists in 1994, including Spin's "20 Best Albums of '94" (#16), the Village Voice's "1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" (#20), the NME's "25 Best Albums of 1994" (#27), and Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994" (unranked).
In July 2008, it was listed by Pitchforkmedia as one of the publication's 20 favorite Sub Pop albums, with Stuart Berman writing that it represented "a long overdue document of the band's pop prowess" for many longtime fans.
Bakesale was the first Sebadoh album released following the departure of founding member, Eric Gaffney. The band remained a three piece with the addition of drummer Bob Fay, who joined other founding member, Lou Barlow, and Jason Loewenstein.
The album cover is a photograph of a one-year-old Lou Barlow, taken by his mother.
As a result of Gaffney's departure, the songwriting on Bakesale was handled primarily by Barlow and Loewenstein, with Fay contributing the lone track, "Temptation Tide." The album continues the band's departure from the largely acoustic, lo-fi sound and shorter song structures that characterized their first three albums, and boasts a more polished production value than previous Sebadoh albums. This helped the band not only expand its underground following but flirt with mainstream success, and several singles and even a few music videos were released from the album.
Critics cited Bakesale as the band's most accessible album to date, with the strong songwriting of Barlow and Loewenstein benefiting from the more polished production.
The album was included in a number of year-end lists in 1994, including Spin's "20 Best Albums of '94" (#16), the Village Voice's "1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" (#20), the NME's "25 Best Albums of 1994" (#27), and Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994" (unranked).
In July 2008, it was listed by Pitchforkmedia as one of the publication's 20 favorite Sub Pop albums, with Stuart Berman writing that it represented "a long overdue document of the band's pop prowess" for many longtime fans.
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Sebadoh Lyrics
Careful Drop your guard, I'll get to know you Simon says it's…
Drama Mine Close the Venetian blind Shut out the light and say goodbye…
Dreams In my dreams I react as my true self And I…
Give Up Burn out, man Typically bitter Find me locked into the vicio…
Got It I don't quite get it, but I know you've got…
License to Confuse I'm not attractive today, I'm not a sight for sore…
Magnet's Coil I've gotta find a way to loosen up I'm wound tighter…
Mystery Man Earnest little lover, little mystery man Nothing thrills you…
Not a Friend I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at…
Not Too Amused What was that you just said? That didn't make any sense…
Rebound Heart-broken and attractive A sad, sloppy mess Lookin' for a…
S. Soup I like saying yes and watching you take I don't need…
Skull There is history in this place There are dragons to be…
Temptation Tide Close my eyes Feel the fire Overwhelming fear and desire (so…
Together or Alone It was never my intention To blindly feed the boy/girl game …
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