The Bevis FrondBest The Bevis Frond Albums Ranked

New River Head

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9.1

“Second only to Twisted Village's Wayne Rogers, Nick Saloman is my choice for king of the 60s psychedelic revival when it finally comes back around. Sort of a J Mascis type (he even has the hair!), the British multi-instrumentalist writes all The Bevis Frond's material; he sings and plays just about every instrument on his albums, engineers and produces them, and then releases them on his and Adria”

Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco

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7.5

“The Backstreet Boys. N'Sync. 98 Degrees. LFO. Some of the worst bands that have ever been forced upon the world. And what do they all have in common? They're good-looking Americans. Good-looking, dumb Americans. In such a time of need, who will free us from this prison we have created? Ugly British people. And, if the Bevis Frond's latest offering, *Live at the Great American Music Hall*, is any i”

Triptych

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7.3

“The Bevis Frond emerged fully-formed from the skull of British rock. A cult favorite ever since Nick Saloman created the band in the 80s, it has stayed with a heavy 60s-style psychedelic sound, resisting all Brit-pop fashion and trends. Over the years, the Frond has grown from a one-man band recording in a bedroom to a trio that works in an actual studio; but listening to the first few records-- n”

Valedictory Songs

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6.9

“I was always a bit perplexed by the fact that "lo-fi" was given credence as a genre. I mean, sure, the layers of tape hiss and analog crust did give lo-fi music a unique sound. But it seemed to be an utterly superficial distinction, and one which had little bearing on why I was such a big lo-fi fan for so long. I mean, *Bee Thousand* is one of my favorite albums of all time; it could've been produ”

London Stone

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6.8

“The latest Rubric reissue in Nick Saloman's series of turn-of-the-90s lo-fi neopsych primers.”