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Guppy

2017 album

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Guppy is the debut album of Brooklyn power pop group Charly Bliss, consisting of Eva Hendricks (vocals, guitar), Spencer Fox (vocals, guitar), Sam Hendricks (drums), and Dan Shure (vocals, bass). The group wrote it over the course of four years and recorded two versions of it: one tracked in 2015, which they rejected because it was not "fun", and a more pop-infused version recorded in early 2016 that was released by Barsuk Records in April 2017. The album contains a harsh 1990s-esque alternative rock sound with lyrics that deal with emotional vulnerability. Guppy was promoted with six campy, Andrew Costa-directed music videos and a 16-page limited edition comic book based on the album. Critics gave it glowing reviews upon its release, praising its lyrics and unique musical style. The album was in the top ten of several year-end lists by publications such as Newsweek, ABC News, PopMatters, Stereogum, The Ringer, and Billboard, and landed at number 42 on The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop poll. Production and composition All of the songs for Guppy were written over the course of four years. Charly Bliss recorded the first version of the album in early 2015, a month after Shure joined the group, and it was produced and engineered by Justin Pizzoferrato. However, the band disliked it as not being "fun" and it was not released. Sam Hendricks reasoned, "It never really seemed like we quite fit in with a sub-scene within the larger New York scene. I think we were kind of horrified to feel like we didn't fit in." Charly Bliss then did lots of touring, which gave them a better idea on how to record the album. Shure explained, "When we first recorded it, we were like, 'We want to make a good indie record.' But once we started seeing the response we were getting at shows, we were like 'No. We want our first album to be as strong as possible.'" The band was going for an indie rock style when recording the LP's first version, but later realized they had to follow the tendencies of pop music to make an enjoyable album. Thus, they followed that plan when recording the version of Guppy that was officially released.

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Guppy is the debut album of Brooklyn power pop group Charly Bliss, consisting of Eva Hendricks (vocals, guitar), Spencer Fox (vocals, guitar), Sam Hendricks (drums), and Dan Shure (vocals, bass). The group wrote it over the course of four years and recorded two versions of it: one tracked in 2015, which they rejected because it was not "fun", and a more pop-infused version recorded in early 2016 that was released by Barsuk Records in April 2017. The album contains a harsh 1990s-esque alternative rock sound with lyrics that deal with emotional vulnerability. Guppy was promoted with six campy, Andrew Costa-directed music videos and a 16-page limited edition comic book based on the album. Critics gave it glowing reviews upon its release, praising its lyrics and unique musical style. The album was in the top ten of several year-end lists by publications such as Newsweek, ABC News, PopMatters, Stereogum, The Ringer, and Billboard, and landed at number 42 on The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop poll. Production and composition All of the songs for Guppy were written over the course of four years. Charly Bliss recorded the first version of the album in early 2015, a month after Shure joined the group, and it was produced and engineered by Justin Pizzoferrato. However, the band disliked it as not being "fun" and it was not released. Sam Hendricks reasoned, "It never really seemed like we quite fit in with a sub-scene within the larger New York scene. I think we were kind of horrified to feel like we didn't fit in." Charly Bliss then did lots of touring, which gave them a better idea on how to record the album. Shure explained, "When we first recorded it, we were like, 'We want to make a good indie record.' But once we started seeing the response we were getting at shows, we were like 'No. We want our first album to be as strong as possible.'" The band was going for an indie rock style when recording the LP's first version, but later realized they had to follow the tendencies of pop music to make an enjoyable album. Thus, they followed that plan when recording the version of Guppy that was officially released.

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