Reid Dossinger wrote:

Then the next question is "Is it a tribute to the now-defunct D.C. band of the same name? Or at least about them?" Velocity Girl, to this day, is the best opening band I've ever seen (in 1993, opening for Belly).

I wrote Katrina with the same question in mind, after she told me it was an original. I'd say, 9 chances out of 10 say it's about the band. After all, who would write a song about a song, and give the tribute song the same title as the original? What's more, I consider myself a huge Velocity Girl fan. I've got just about everything they ever released, and even a video of one of their last performances. My first ever mailing list was the Velocity Girl mailing list, and it was there that I first heard about a band called the Field Mice. Anyway the point is that I adore the band, and it was several years before I found out they'd named themselves after a brilliant Primal Scream song. Of course, Salako being from the UK & all, might have had more of a chance of having the C86 tape, and they'd have a bigger chance of having heard Velocity Girl. Personally I'd rather not know, I want to find out when the album comes out. Some of you Americans *BETTER* put some Salako on those tape trees, or you'll go straight to hipster H-E double hockey sticks! Now that I mention that someone might want to put some Snow Patrol on theirs as well. Pretty please. With a cherry on top. Drenched in cherry Coke. And not the kind that comes in cans, the real cherry Coke with Coke and cherry syrup. I had a great one today...but I should digress... Jessica M e-scribbles:

In any case, their 1996 album "Gilded Stars and Zealous Hearts" is definitely worth a listen.

Worth several listens. I would say that Simpatico is worth a lifetime of listens! At least as many as IYFS, in my book. US listees should expect a Velocity Girl song from me on your mixtapes. I'll probably pick something obscure, sure, but I'll put something on there. Maybe that wonderful Beat Happening cover they did... I wish I had a decent copy of "Velocity Girl" to tape, but mine's on a mixtape. I'll put something by the Primals on there. Definately something not recent too, as I don't much care for anything they've done recently. Excuse me? Did you say this was the *Belle & Sebastian* list? Oh dear... I've gone and done it now. Hoping no one opens a can of whoopass in his general direction, /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick - mick@indiepop.com - ICQ#5056758 \ / Sandcastle Records - sandcastlerecords@indiepop.com | | Sandcastle Homepage - http://indiepop.com/sandcastle/ | | | | "Everyone has their own cup of tea. | | Some just happen to like a lot of sugar in it!" | | - Me! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------