President Gator (2022, Reissue)
Originally released in 1999, Chip was the final full length released by Pollen, a band that I really dug at the time. This album came out a couple of years after Peach Tree, which was (and is) my favorite album of theirs. By the time Chip came out, the band was no longer on Wind-Up and had relocated to Fueled By Ramen records. I do remember being quite excited that the record was coming out, but when I did pick it up, it didn't really do anything for me. I likely listened to it a few times and just filed it away, preferring to listen to Peach Tree again if I needed a Pollen fix.
Looking back on it many years later, I have no idea why I didn't listen to Chip all that much. When it was announced that Pollen was reissuing this record, I figured I should pick it up. After all, I still had the CD and did want to put together a complete Pollen collection on vinyl if possible (Still waiting on their first album Bluette). When I listened to this album again for the first time in decades, the only thing I could really think was that it sounds pretty great.
It is a strong record that isn't all that dissimilar from Peach Tree at the end of the day. The songs on here are just as catchy, with lots of great hooks and the sort of big, fat guitar sound that I went crazy for in the late 90s. It's honestly kind of perplexing that I didn't really get it at the time and I'm glad I ended up grabbing this as it's allowed me to reconnect with an album that I very unfairly didn't give the time that it deserved.
Pollen - Chip:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kV-E6l0K8evh69GlUz0LgQbLB2EwoJZKw
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