Popsicko

Ashtray Mouth/Same Old Me (Single)

Big Stir Records

This Santa  Barbara, CA band made only one album, in 1994. These are the singles from the upcoming album re-release.

Both songs are reminiscent of Nirvana, but “Ashtray Mouth” also sounds like Weezer, and “Same Old Me” sounds like Green Day. They’re really good, and hint at what might have been if their frontman Keith Brown hadn’t died in a car crash in late 1995.

If, like me, you like the thought of Nirvana and the other bands in a power pop context, then these singles should appeal to you. The full length album will be out in the spring.

Andrea Weiss