DANDO, EVAN
BABY I'M BORED (2XCD + BOOK) (FIRE RECORDS)
2CD Book-back with 24 page book. Emerging after The Lemonheads disbanded Evan Dando returned to music first with a solo tour and ive At The Brattle Theatre' then came his debut solo album 'Baby I'm Bored'.
Mature and autobiographical, 'Baby I'm Bored' is a stellar record that stripped Dando of his grunge label.
At the time of recording, he was without the band which saw him lean more towards an achingly melodic alt-country rock sound.
Self-deprecating, these are songs of decline and coming back from that. The record includes "Hard Drive" and "All My Life" two tracks penned by Ben Lee and features contributions from producer/composer Jon Brion, producer Bryce Goggin, Tom Morgan, Giant Sand's Howe Gelb, Calexico's John Convertino and Joey Burns, ex-Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon, Come's Chris Brokaw and Arthur Johnson.
// "Dando has a flair for bruised melancholy that stands comparison with Gram Parsons and Alex Chilton." Q Magazine // "A beautiful album of tender reflections on life, love and drug-induced folly set in soulful, country-tinged guitar pop." The Independent.