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1997's HELIOSELF is Papas Fritas' second album. Since recording its debut, the trio had relocated to the North Shore of Boston and set up a rehearsal and recording space in an old schoolhouse. Again, Papas Fritas self-recorded the music and took the resulting tracks into a full-service studio for mixing and sweetening. The results are more expansive than the band's audacious debut album, due in equal part to this new setup and to the experience gained in the interim.
Papas Fritas understands and loves pop music. From the dreamy and propulsive "Say Goodbye" to the shameless bubble-gum of "Sing About Me," these songs are fun, inventive, and loaded with the happiest backup vocals of the '90s. Whereas other pop practitioners draw from '60s and '70s sources but sound merely accurate, Papas Fritas is unafraid to push for something more. HELIOSELF is the band's own 12-song hit parade.
Recorded at The Columnated Ruins, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Personnel: Bryan Hanna (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade.
Recording information: Columnated Ruins, Gloucester, MA.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Michael Hafitz; Shivika Asthana.
Arranger: Papas Fritas.
Papas Fritas: Shivika Asthana, Tony Goddess, Keith Gendel.
Additional Personnel: Bryan Hanna, Maria Le Rossow (percussion).
Rolling Stone (5/29/97, p.51) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...HELIOSELF's smooth piano and organ recall '70s soft rock, while the album's vocal interplay harks back to '60s power pop....Often wistful but never maudlin..."
Entertainment Weekly (5/2/97, p.60) - "This Boston trio crafts some indie-pop dynamos on their second album. And while the band shares mike duty, it's drummer Shivika Asthana's pensive vocals that astonish..." - Rating: A-
NME (Magazine) (5/31/97, p.56) - "...Papas Fritas write ridiculously catchy songs which include things...which normally would compel you to take your own life rather than admit to liking them, but here almost manage to rehabilitate the word `groovy'." Papas Fritas Helioself Songs Purchase Helioself CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Guided By Voices Bee Thousand CD (1994)
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