Credits:

2nd Grade

Description:

Big Star MEETS Guided By Voices Power Pop Band 2018 LP Reissue in Deluxe Edition! With multi-instrumentalist PETER GILL at the helm, and recorded with an all-star Philadelphia band including members of REMEMBER SPORTS, FRIENDSHIP, and others, 2020's "HIT TO HIT" is still fresh in the mind of early power-pop. Inspired by the pure openness and excitement that early power pop singles had, the power pop project 2ND GRADE has reissued their 2018 album WISH YOU WERE HERE TOUR REVISITED in a deluxe LP edition with bonus tracks including reworked versions and outtakes. The album is full of excellent power pop tunes with shimmering melodic sense and guitar reminiscent of BIG STAR and exquisite LO-FI reminiscent of GUIDED BY VOICES. In addition to songs from the original album, reworked versions and outtakes are also included.Guitars, harmonies, and the satisfaction that only pop music can bring are nonstop inundating this new masterpiece of power pop!

Tracklisting:

1.As Long As We Can Talk About It
2.Favorite Song
3.Wish You Were Here Tour
4.Superglue
5.The Bad Boys of Rock and Roll
6.No More Parties
7.Work Til I Die
8.Kick In The Head
9.Held Back
10.Favorite Song (Demo)
11.No More Parties (Demo)
12.There's Something I Should Tell You (Demo)
13.Bad Idea (Demo)
14.Smart Enough (Demo)
15.Knock Knock (Demo)
16.Wish You Were Here Tour (Demo)
17.As Long As We Can Talk About It (Demo)
18.Work Til I Die (Demo)
19.Superglue (Demo)
20.I'm An Old Dog (Demo)
21.Held Back (Demo)
22.Kick In The Head (Demo)
23.Communication Breakdown (Demo)