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American grunge rock band

Teen Angels was an American grunge rock band. It was formed by singer Kelly Canary and another former member of the band Dickless, drummer Lisa Smith, along with Julie Ransweiler. Nalini Cheriel (Adickdid) was also a member at one point. They released two EPs on Scooch Pooch, and then a single and an album (Daddy) on Sub Pop.

Daddy was released on January 16, 1996. It was produced by Jack Endino. Eddie Spaghetti, of Supersuckers, plays guitar on a few songs.

Critical reception

Billboard thought that "Teen Dream"'s "screaming vocals and screeching guitars loudly send the message that this female trio is nobody's pinup."

AllMusic wrote of Daddy: "The songwriting is pretty accomplished, though 1996 was a little after-the-fact for the grunge sound ... the Teen Angels have a knack for thrashy hooks and start/stop dynamics, but they lack the gifted pop genius of a Black Francis or a Kurt Cobain." Trouser Press wrote that the production "pulls a clear rock instrumental sound out of the punk trio’s pit, but Canary’s industrial-strength hollering is the take-it-or-leave-it factor in deciding whether or not to try this toe-dipping descent into sonic splattercore."

Discography

  • "Jesus Is On My Side", Scooch Pooch, 1994
  • "The Early Years", Scooch Pooch, 1995
  • "Teen Dream", Sub Pop, 1995
  • Daddy, Sub Pop, 1996

References

  1. "Beyond Grunge At Sub Pop -- The Party's Over. It's Back-To-Work Time At The Little Record Company That Defined The Seattle Sound. -- Beyond Grunge At Sub Pop -- Back To Work, The Party's Over | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
  2. True, Everett (4 November 2009). Nirvana: The True Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120137. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Daddy". Sub Pop Records.
  4. Thompson, Dave (March 5, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  5. "Get Ready For Newest Wave Of New Music From The Northwest | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  6. "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 5, 1995 – via Google Books.
  7. "Daddy - Teen Angels | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. "Teen Angels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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