Love Child – Never Meant to Be: 1988-1993 2LP

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Restocked. “At the very dawn of the ’90s,Love Child‘s debut 7″ made a splash on the burgeoning scene of shambolic bands and lo-fi recordings. Back then, they were mentioned in the same breath asPavement,Sebadoh, orBeat Happening. But Love Child’s two great albums and sparkling singles have become the stuff of record collectors, unavailable vis streaming and out of print, until now.Never Meant to Be: 1988-1993pulls from these releases and some unreleased radio sessions, unearthing a trove of lost gems by a band that could be the best of all of the ’90s buried treasures. Culled from their smashing debut 7″, their two full-length albums, another great single, and some unreleased radio sets (including aPeelsession),Never Meant To Behas catchy hooks, gritty noise, sneakily-deft playing, brainy but blunt lyrics, and lots of other awesome stuff. Love Child were part of lo-fi’s beginnings, but also had the NYC pedigree to absorb predecessors like theVelvet Underground, theVoidoidsandTeenage Jesus and the Jerks.Will Baumstarted Love Child while a student at Vassar College, bringing on classmatesRebecca OdesandAlan Licht. All three members were happy to trade roles and instruments from song to song, but they also had some specific chops. Licht was a bit of a guitar prodigy, having taught himself how to tap likeEddie Van Halen, but versed enough in punk to know simplicity could be just as powerful. Odes’ bellowing bass was equally prominent, and her vocals could veer quickly from sweet to snarling, likeKim DealorGeorgia Hubleywith a jagged edge.”