KARATE 'THE BED IS IN THE OCEAN' LP - LEGO TRICOLOR KITTIE it wasn’t the “best" or

it wasn’t the “best" or most catchy songs that made the records

but it's filtered this time through late-'70s pop influences like Squeeze and Elvis Costello & the Attractions instead of Dan the Automator's back-alley beats and electro-rock fuzz

Wild Gift (1981)

"Ooh La La" and "Just"

KARATE 'THE BED IS IN THE OCEAN' LP - LEGO TRICOLOR KITTIE it wasn’t the “best" orLABEL: Numero Group VINYL RELEASE DATE: 3 4 2022 ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1998 VARIANT: Lego Tri Color Vinyl LP A lingering guitar note. A cushion of a bassline nudging along a hushed cadence unspooling impressionistic poeticism one halting line at a time; the sparse snap of a snare providing punctuation. This is how Bostons Karate opened their third full length, 1998s The Bed Is In The Ocean. Perhaps this was a reaction to the aggressive punk tones