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1995 studio album by Dish
Boneyard Beach
Studio album by Dish
ReleasedJune 27, 1995
GenreAlternative, indie rock
Length46:13
LanguageEnglish
LabelInterscope Records
ProducerJohn Agnello
Dish chronology
Mabel Sagittarius
(1994) 		Boneyard Beach
(1995)

Boneyard Beach is a 1995 album by Raleigh, North Carolina band Dish, led by singer and pianist Dana Kletter, on Interscope Records. The album was produced by John Agnello at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Interscope's VP, Tom Whalley, told Billboard magazine that "the high quality of songwriting in Dish and the sound of Dana's voice are two things that set this band apart."

The album was not a commercial success and the group's members moved on to other projects, however the album did garner favorable reviews. CMJ New Music reviewed the album saying Kletter's vocals sounded like "tomboy version" of Natalie Merchant, while Trouser Press described the album as offering "elegant, haunting melodies with nary a hint of excess sugar". Musician noted "lush melodies and oblique lyrics". Music Hound described the sound of Dish as adding "rocked-up guitar and drums" to the sound of Kletter's earlier project Blackgirls.

Track listing

  1. "Headlights" Dana Kletter
  2. "Wading" Dana Kletter / Bo Taylor
  3. "Be Still" Bo Taylor
  4. "Function" Dana Kletter
  5. "Sad Figure" Dana Kletter
  6. "Disguise" Bo Taylor
  7. "Other Moon" Dana Kletter
  8. "Tears of Rage"
  9. "How Could Anyone" Dana Kletter
  10. "January Song" Dana Kletter
  11. "Odinokaya, Garmon (The Lonely Accordion)"
  12. "Mercury" Sara Bell
  13. "New Life" Dana Kletter

References

  1. Billboard 4 March 1995 page 25 " I have a different way of thinking about that," says Kletter, who formed Dish in the summer of 1992, after recording two albums and one EP on ... Agnello and Dish chose the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis to cut "Boneyard Beach."
  2. Billboard, March 4, 1995
  3. Independent Weekly, December 23, 2009
  4. CMJ New Music Monthly June 1995 page 32 "DISH Boneyard Beach Interscope – There are moments throughout Dish's debut when Dana Kletter's voice sounds quite like that of Natalie Merchant, only with more depth, power and range; it's the tomboy version of Merchant's comely ..."
  5. The Trouser Press guide to '90s rock 0684814374 1997 Page 215 "Dish's Boneyard Beach is a whole another thing, offering elegant, haunting melodies with nary a hint of excess sugar."
  6. Musician No.s 200 to 205 – 1995 Page 212 " "I like to hide my allegiances," laughs Dana Kletter, singer and pianist for the Raleigh, North Carolina quartet Dish. She's not kidding. On the band's debut album, Boneyard Beach, Kletter uses lush melodies and oblique lyrics to depict primal ..."
  7. Gary Graff MusicHound rock: the essential album guide 1996 "Dish, Kletter's new band, adds rocked-up guitar and drums to the basic blackgirls sound on the brilliant Boneyard Beach. (Interscope, 1995, prod. John Agnello) "



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