Gary Lightbody and Lou Barlow

The Quote from Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol: “Bakesale by Sebadoh might have had just as much of an effect on me as Nevermind did. Bakesale was one of those albums that helped me really find my voice, and also Lou Barlow is really, really good at writing about the cracks in between relationships and just extremely profound. There’s a lot beauty in what he does, and an awful lot of harmony, as well. A lot of those kind of really off-kilter records; I heard pop music in them, you know. Like, a song like ‘Rebound’ should have been a worldwide fucking smash, as far as I’m concerned. I probably owe an awful lot to Lou Barlow along the way, maybe some money along the way, too.”

The Source: Interview by Pete Maiden, Rolling Stone – December, 2008

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New to Lou Barlow and Sebadoh? Start Here: Bakersale, Sebadoh’s first album without drummer Eric Gaffney, is considered by many to be Sebadoh’s finest hour. Sloppy guitar hooks echo back to Barlow’s days with Dinosaur Jr. and you can’t help but hear a healthy dose of lo-fi Pavement in songs like Got It and Not a Friend. And Lightbody is right in wondering why Rebound was not a smash. Get the record and start the foot-tapping.

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