Besides Asides

This update was originally supposed to be a Dinosaur Jr. update but their b-side collection is so large it was taking me too much time to edit/make sure I had everything. Instead I bring you another band that walks the line between indie and punk except with a lot more cute and pop - Buffalo's Lemuria. I normally like to only do b-sides collections when a band is broken up that way the chances of them releasing something else to make my hard work incomplete less likely, but Lemuria just signed to hardcore label Bridge 9 Records so I figured it was time to close on a chapter of sorts. Lemuria has already released The First Collection which collects most of the band's non-LP material since their inception but there was one glaring exception: their split 7" with The Ergs!. That split is arguably some of each band's best work. That is the starting point from which I put this together. I did not include the band's Ozzy 7" because while it fits the era I think you'd agree that it really is a self-contained release not sounding a whole lot like that that came before it. So this is a small collection tying up loose ends with demos, unreleased stuff and live material making up the majority of what we have here. Enjoy!:

To my knowledge there isn't a lot or any Lemuria live audio floating around out there, so this is a set that the band recorded live in studio for the Cloak & Dagger Radio Show on WHFR out of Dearborn, Michigan back in 2006. It is before their Get Better LP came out so the set is almost completely made up of 7" and compilation material that made up The First Collection in 2007. There is also the rare treat of "Hey, I'm Over Here" from the band's demo as well as an adorable acapella version of Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious". Each band member also does a quick radio drop for the show and and intro to the set. The sound quality is pretty darn good about a B+ and the band has a real nervous energy with Sheena either missing some of the lyrics or them dropping away from the mic. I hope you enjoy: