Description
Loud and Clear is the fourth album by the American indie-rock/ska band The O.C. Supertones, released on BEC Recordings in 2000, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Also marketed and distributed in the UK by Alliance Music. The album was recorded by Neill King – assisted by Jason Wormer, Rene Lopez, and Regula Merz – at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California; with King producing. Mixed by Neill King at Skip Saylor Recording in Los Angeles.
The O.C. Supertones feature Matt Morginsky on lead vocals, Tony Terusa on bass, and Jason Carson on drums, with Darren Mettler and Daniel Spencer on trumpet and trombone respectively.
The OC Supertones have been around for a little while and ‘Loud And Clear’ is their fourth album and. This time they have teamed up with producer Neill King (Elvis Costello and the Buzzcocks) who has helped the band keep their fun-loving side while blending their influences very naturally. To quote the bass player, Tony Terusa, “Our sound shouldn’t be categorised by whatever our most prominent influences might be. Rather, the moulds that define the Supertones are energy, excitement and fun.” They really do seem to have achieved those aims with ‘Loud And Clear’. The album is full of high energy songs with everything from hip hop to ballads tinged with a large hint of rock guitar coming through everywhere. The quality of the music is not let down by the lyrics either which certainly do not pull any punches. This quality extends to the sleevenotes which give insights into the songs and a seriously silly set of group photos that will have you guessing their influences – including Spinal Tap! Definitely an album to get if you like your music with energy and fun. [Tim Holden, Cross Rhythms, February 2001]
> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/loud-and-clear/725838906)
CD tracklist:
01. Escape From Reason
02. What It Comes To (feat. tobyMac)
03. Jury Duty
04. Lift Me Up
05. Return Of The Revolution (feat. Gospel Gangstaz)
06. Wilderness
07. Father’s World
08. Pandora’s Box
09. Forward To The Future
10. Another Show
11. 20/20
12. Who Could It Be
13. Spend It With You
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by BEC Recordings.
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