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Sister Vanilla's Little Pop Rock is a Reid family reunion, with William and Jim providing guitars and production along with the occasional lead and backing vocals, and sister Linda on lead vocals. It's a Jesus and Mary Chain reunion too because long-time JAMC member Ben Lurie is on board as well. Unsurprisingly, Little Pop Rock sounds a whole lot like a Jesus and Mary Chain record. One with a low-budget, lo-fi approach, but still very much of a piece with their late-period output. While it's nice to have another Mary Chain record, what makes the record even better is the presence of Linda Reid. Along with her vocal presence, it would seem that having her around kept things less serious as there's a general looseness of sound that one wouldn't associate with the Reid brothers. Little Pop Rock is filled with off-kilter guitar solos, plinky keyboards, and ragged vocals that suggest the album may have been more of a healing experience than an actual attempt to get back in the rock & roll game. So does the fact that it took two years for the record to be released anywhere but Japan. Whatever the reason behind the record, it's a welcome return for the Reids and a fine debut for little sis. Hopefully while her brothers go on to reunite the Mary Chain, she keeps Sister Vanilla going as well.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Pastel Blue 2:40
2 Jamcolas 3:55
3 Slacker 2:47
4 Delicat 3:21
5 Can't Stop the Rock 3:17
6 Kissaround 3:01
7 What Goes Around 2:40
8 K to Be Lost 4:40
9 Angel 3:33
10 Down 3:35
11 Totp 5:13
12 The Two of Us 3:21
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