September Nights - One Plus Two (1985)
Now for some REM mimicry. If I'd heard this at the time I would have been irritated and thought this was just pale imitation but now I'm fascinated by it. It does have a nice boy/girl chorus which is pretty sweet and the whole thing is pretty darn catchy. I guess there's elements of other jangle and strummers too like The Feelies, The Bats and their ilk. The biggest surprise here is that Mitch Easter is not the producer, surely that can't be right.
Secret Question - One Plus Two [1985]
More REM worship from the terribly named One Plus Two from North Carolina. They did a single, this EP and an an LP and surprise surprise Homestead was their label.
Promise - One Plus Two [1985]
The Ivy Room EP would be a mere historic jangly curiosity if it wasn't for this fabulous track. Songs about leaving small country towns in your youth are close to my heart and Promise does not disappoint. The whole defiant optimism of leaving your town because of a relationship disaster is so darn infectious. This time honoured theme pops up in other classics like Pavement's Box Elder and Gene Clarke's I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better by The Byrds.
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