Mollycuddle was an alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota active from 1994 to 2000.[1]
Mollycuddle | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Genres | Indie-pop |
| Years active | 1994–2000 |
| Labels | Guilt Ridden Pop |
| Past members | Sara Aase (vocals and guitar) Tommy Kim (vocals and guitar) Guy Lawhead (bass) Judson Hildreth (drums) |
A quartet composed of vocalist/guitarists Sara Aase and Tommy Kim, bassist Guy Lawhead, and drummer Judson Hildreth, the band was signed to Minneapolis label Guilt Ridden Pop. It released three albums, an EP and a split single with the band Pilot Light.[2]
City Pages writer Peter Scholtes described their music as "cranky dreampop" and singled out for praise their "affecting" 1998 ode to Law & Order actress Jill Hennessy, "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy."[1] Colin Helms of CMJ New Music Report called them "shamelessly retro indie-pop" and called the song "Miracles", from their 1999 EP The Best Place For You, "the ideal demonstration of the band's feisty guitar change and melody-driven bounce."[3] A reviewer for the White Plains, New York Journal News called It's Not You, It's Me "occasionally yummy but ultimately underwhelming" but said that "Aase's candy-glazed voice is irresistibly listenable."[4]
The band broke up in 2000 when Kim moved out of town to finish a Ph.D. dissertation.[1]
Discography
edit- Moment Resistance (1995, self-released)
- "King Me" b/w Pilot Light, "Chicken Bones" (split 7-inch single, 1998, Guilt Ridden Pop)[5]
- Non-Fiction (1997, Guilt Ridden Pop)
- It's Not You, It's Me (1998, Guilt Ridden Pop)
- The Best Place For You (EP, 1999, Guilt Ridden Pop)[2]
- Paved With Good Intentions (2000, Guilt Ridden Pop)[1]
External links
edit- Mollycuddle page at Guilt Ridden Pop (Twin/Tone Records) website
- [Archived 2007-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Audio of "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy"]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Scholtes, Peter S. (2000-08-02). "Molly Hatchet". City Pages. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b "Mollycuddle". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ Helms, Colin (13 December 1999). "Reviews: Moddlycuddle, The Best Place For You (EP)". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 22–.
- ^ "Mollycuddle's latest is pleasant but underwhelming". Journal News. White Plains, New York. 1998-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Mollycuddle "King Me", Pilot Light "Chicken Bones"". 45cat. Retrieved 2020-05-17.