Matador (1997)
In 1997 I was in college writing music reviews for my college news paper. I was lucky to have decent relationships with a bunch of labels and publicists and Matador was a label that pretty much sent me everything they released. One of those records was Happy End Of The World by Pizzicato Five. I don't know what it was about this record that caught my ear. It was so very different from anything I was listening to at the time, but from the very first moment I heard it I was onboard.
I think what keeps me coming back to it are the lush soundscapes of the album. The production is upbeat and full of warm inviting sounds. The vocals are somewhat secondary to me, but when they are present they just make everything seem bright and sunny. I've always been particularly obsessed with the song "It's a Beautiful Day." With its fast percussion and chant along spelling of the band's name in the intro, it's a song that always makes me smile.
I've had that promo CD I got at the newspaper in my collection since the day I got it, but decided that I also wanted to be able to listen to this on vinyl. While patrolling Discogs I came across someone in Europe selling a copy that was still sealed. While the price tag I ultimately paid was somewhat high, about a third of it was postage, so I still don't think it was a terrible deal. Plus it sounds so amazing spinning on my turntable. I'm glad to have a copy and I'm not even sure why it took me so many years to finally procure one.
Pizzicato Five - Happy End Of The World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Ie6pM6ZJk&ab_
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