{"product_id":"today-s-active-lifestyles-reissue","title":"Today's Active Lifestyles (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday's Active Lifestyles\u003c\/i\u003e, the second full-length by North Carolina rockers Polvo, did exactly what a sophomore LP is supposed to do: It expanded the ideas put forth in the first album, gave them a new spin and shine, and presented the \"where we are now\" to the world. Produced and recorded over four heady days in December 1992 by former Bostonian and ex-Volcano Suns bassist BobWeston (around the time he started in Shellac), \u003ci\u003eToday's Active Lifestyles\u003c\/i\u003e hit record store shelves in April 1993. From the whizzing crunch of Thermal Treasure to the loping, connective \u003ci\u003eMy Kimono\u003c\/i\u003e to the 7-minute-plus blowouts \u003ci\u003eStinger (Five Wigs) \u003c\/i\u003eand album closer \u003ci\u003eGemini Cusp\u003c\/i\u003e, the album asserted its place as a most worthy successor to \u003ci\u003eCor-Crane Secret\u003c\/i\u003e. The foreboding title of a particularly screechy, fuzzy jam,\u003ci\u003e Time Isn't on My Side\u003c\/i\u003e, proved to be nonsense; \u003ci\u003eToday's Active Lifestyles\u003c\/i\u003e has aged beautifully. “The band experiments with several ideas throughout the album, and each concept is successful. The album ranges from cascading guitar solos in \u003ci\u003eStinger (Five Wigs)\u003c\/i\u003e to the straightforward \u003ci\u003eTilebreaker\u003c\/i\u003e to the catchy, rolling, keyboard-punctuated \u003ci\u003eTime Isn’t On My Side\u003c\/i\u003e. Overall an excellent album with many layers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merge Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50444167840075,"sku":"1113547","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50444168593739,"sku":"1085659","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a73c0d80-d528-4a3e-92b5-0ef928eac58d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727025639","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/today-s-active-lifestyles-reissue","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}