If you were alive and living in Boston in the late 80′s (and had quirky taste in music) you may have heard of Ed’s Redeeming Qualities. Also if you were a college radio dj you may have spun their one hit “Lawndart” which could be found on one of those CMJ samplers which were ubiquitous back then. I don’t remember when I first heard the band but it was a musical changing point for me.
The band played a variety of folky instruments (ukulele, violin, and coffee-can percussion) and sung mostly off key. But that, along with some devastatingly good songs, was the band’s charm.
Well, after all this time the band has re-released some of their earliest homemade cassettes as newly remastered CD’s. These are recordings done by the original lineup of the band before the tragic death of Dom Leone. These are now available for sale at CD Baby and if you were a fan of the band or a fan of indie pop or anti-folk then you’ll want to pick these up. Here’s one of my favorite songs and the only song ever about exploding seagulls and the role they play in a serious relationship.
“More Bad Times” (one of the only videos of the original lineup and one of their signature songs)