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Songs like \"There Must Be a Better Life\" and \"Love's Going Out of Fashion\" showcased their ability to craft memorable tunes with a touch of melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to their own recordings, Biff Bang Pow! also collaborated with other artists from the indie scene, such as *The Brilliant Corners* and *Mighty Mighty*. 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Before he was old enough to legally drink, there were \"Best Of,\" rarities compilations, and .zip files floating through the ether. Whenever industry prospectors earmarked him as the next big thing, he disappeared back underground, only to reemerge sharper, leaner, weirder.   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eThough only 26, the St. Louis-born rapper and producer has seen enough for several lifetimes--and raps as if he's tapped into many more. But after a few years of highs, lows, and traumatic odysseys, he was able to stare straight into the abyss and conquer it. This regained confidence is exhibited on fish don't climb trees, the largely self-produced new album that reaffirms him as one of rap's great auteurs.   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eWhile working on \"fish\", he vowed to be more true to the emotions and experiences he'd endured. Being true to those fractured, discordant feelings requires a prismatic approach. And so you get fish's exhilarating hairpin turns: from downtempo dub (\"bora bora\") to 808s rattling through a haunted house (\"tourniquet\"), beats that sound as if they're molting into new shapes in real time (the two-song suite of \"daze\" and \"grey theory\") to ones that that plunge to the bottom of a pocket (\"spirits\").   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eThe album's title comes from the maybe-apocryphal Einstein quote, about how a fish judged by its ability to climb trees will \"spend its whole life believing it is stupid.\" For Watson, this meant embracing the cheery first half of the quote (\"Everybody is a genius\"), but also being cognizant of the dark undercurrents that flow just beneath seemingly innocent misjudgments and mis-categorizations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pow Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50392751472971,"sku":"2045904","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_82cb259e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726411224"},{"product_id":"a-better-life-complete-creations-1983-1991","title":"A Better Life - Complete Creations 1983-1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deluxe six-CD box, boasting the entire recorded output of \u003cstrong\u003eBiff Bang Pow!\u003c\/strong\u003e with the bonus of everything issued by \u003cem\u003eThe Laughing Apple\u003c\/em\u003e. Curated with the full support of \u003cstrong\u003eAlan McGee\u003c\/strong\u003e and other band members, the clamshell set also adds a raft of previously unissued demos and live material. Plus tracks from an abandoned album, \u003cem\u003eSixteen Velvet Fridays\u003c\/em\u003e and a handful of previously undocumented songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd a \u003cem\u003eLaughing Apple\u003c\/em\u003e CD also adds some hitherto unheard demos by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan\u003c\/strong\u003e with the band \u003cem\u003eNewspeak\u003c\/em\u003e (pre-\u003cem\u003eLaughing Apple\u003c\/em\u003e). With sleevenotes including quotes from those involved, this is the ultimate tribute to one of the unsung talents of the C86 generation of indie bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiff Bang Pow!\u003c\/strong\u003e were formed by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan McGee\u003c\/strong\u003e around the same time he founded Creation Records in 1983. Having evolved out of post-punk band \u003cem\u003eThe Laughing Apple\u003c\/em\u003e, which he’d started in 1980 with friend \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Innes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBiff Bang Pow!\u003c\/strong\u003e made seven albums and a handful of singles – many of which were indie hits – before they finally dissolved in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo many fans of Creation Records, \u003cstrong\u003eBiff Bang Pow!\u003c\/strong\u003e were the label’s best-kept secret, fusing ‘60s psychedelia and power pop with beautiful, haunting melodies. Their early sound seemed to reinvent The Jam circa 1980, with a pop art approach reminiscent of the ‘60s band from whom they took their name, The Creation (who recorded the song ‘Biff Bang Pow!’).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlbums two and three, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOblivion\u003c\/em\u003e, captured \u003cstrong\u003eBiff Bang Pow!\u003c\/strong\u003e at their peak, from the former’s tranquil, ‘60s pop tunes (often with \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Wanless\u003c\/strong\u003e singing) to the latter’s power pop swagger. 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Whenever industry prospectors earmarked him as the next big thing, he disappeared back underground, only to reemerge sharper, leaner, weirder. Though only 26, the St. Louis- born rapper and producer has seen enough for several lifetimes--and raps as if he's tapped into many more. But after a few years of highs, lows, and traumatic odysseys, he was able to stare straight into the abyss and conquer it. This regained confidence is exhibited on fish don't climb trees, the largely self-produced new album that reaffirms him as one of rap's great auteurs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile working on \"fish\", he vowed to be more true to the emotions and experiences he'd endured. Being true to those fractured, discordant feelings requires a prismatic approach. 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