Velocity Girl: ¡Simpatico! (2LP-LOSER edition) LP

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This new edition of "¡Simpatico!" gives Velocity Girl's long out-of-print 1994 sophomore album an overdue refresh with a sparkling-fresh mastering job and a treasure trove of bonus tracks from the "¡Simpatico!" era. The original album sounds better than ever, and it's complemented by a full album of B-sides and rarities. After touring in support of their debut, "Copacetic", Velocity Girl spent the better part of a year coming up with a batch of songs for a second album. They had never worked that way before - having focused time, and a budget (from a label!), to make an album that wasn't a self-produced, punk-rock studio thing was a fresh experience. And their influences were a bit different this time around: less My Bloody Valentine and Wedding Present, more New Order. This expanded reissue adds eight songs recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA, a few months after the album sessions. These sessions provided playfully experimental B sides to the album's singles, two cover songs (the New Order cover "Your Silent Face" and a Beach Boys cover) for a single on Merge Records, and a compilation track.