Ultra Vivid Scene is yet another act that had to go to England to gain recognition and critical acclaim. A one man band, Kurt Ralske started in New York before jumping to the UK to sign with 4AD Records, who had jumpstarted the careers of fellow American bands like The Pixies. Ralske's style of music had very little to do with the noisy excursions of the Pixies, but was more in line with dream pop bands like The Cocteau Twins and The Sundays. "Staring at the Sun" wonderfully captures the ouevre of the late 90s style of dream pop, the sound of college radio at the time. This track comes from Ralske's second album as Ultra Vivid Scene, called Joy 1967-1990.
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