[ATTENDED: November 14, 2018] Letters to Cleo
When Letters to Cleo first put out Aurora Gory Alice back in 1993 I was really excited about them. They were punky and fast but they were poppy and intriguing. The chorus of “Here & Now” is somehow really catchy and impossible to sing. I lived in Boston, they were based in Boston. They were getting much buzz in the Boston Phoenix and on WFNX (“Here & Now” was inescapable–it was even used on Melrose Place). And their name was weird and mentioned my childhood dog (Cleo). I also thought their album title was funny so I bought a copy on Cherry Disc records (one of dozens of CDs I bought on an indie label only to later find out the major label pressing aided like five more songs and a gold chain or something).
Their second album had an even weirder name Wholesale Meats and Fish but was equally as strong, if not stronger. Their third album was the amazing Go!–it added so much depth to their songwriting and was really just fantastic.
Then they appeared in 1999’s movie 10 Things I Hate About You. They had songs on the soundtrack and were filmed playing “I Want You To Want Me” over the closing credits.
Wikipedia says that “the band then recorded 13 new original songs for the Kids’ WB cartoon, Generation O!, which aired from 2000 to 2001″ and which I’ve never heard of.
Then they broke up. (more…)
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