Latest Release
- OCT 13, 2023
- 18 Songs
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- The Good Earth · 1986
- The Good Earth · 1986
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- The Good Earth · 1986
- The Good Earth · 1986
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- Crazy Rhythms (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
Essential Albums
- This groundbreaking 1980 debut by New Jersey’s the Feelies ranks high among the “important” records from the collective post-punk oeuvre. Carefully and brilliantly remastered here, it will astound and delight discerning ears who are discovering — or perhaps rediscovering — a phenomenal recording that took the raw-nerve aesthetic of punk rock and tempered it with jangly, high-speed guitars and precise, heart-racing percussion. Clearly influenced by the Velvet Underground, these four nerdy-looking young men inspired a generation of indie-pop wannabes with tunes that were relentlessly catchy and sometimes darkly foreboding at the same time. From the first tentative woodblock notes on the jumpy “Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness” to the live-wire guitar strumming and warpath tom-toms of the title track (originally the last track of the set), Crazy Rhythms will live on for decades as a touchstone of a slow-moving musical revolution. The bonus tracks are stellar, one being a demo and the other a live take on an early Modern Lovers classic (another clear influence on the band).
Albums
- 2017
- 2011
- 1986
Artist Playlists
- Modern indie rock owes its life to this group's deceptively simple sound.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
About The Feelies
Of the countless bands to emerge from the New York City underground during the post-punk era, few if any were as unique and influential as the Feelies. Nerdy, nervous, and noisy, their droning, skittering avant-garde pop remains a key touchstone of the American indie music scene. Their debut album, 1980's Crazy Rhythms, was an instant classic built from angular guitar work and unrelenting percussion, and 1986's sophomore effort, The Good Earth, recorded after a brief breakup with a new, revamped lineup, added a pastoral touch that didn't blur their taut focus and energy. The Feelies were sporadically active as a live act in the '90s and 2000s, but they made an inspired return to the studio with 2011's Here Before, and 2023's Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of the Velvet Underground was a live album that paid joyous homage to one of their key influences.
- ORIGIN
- Haledon, NJ, United States
- FORMED
- 1976
- GENRE
- Rock