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Blessed by the guardian angels of pop songcraft, the Glasgow band TEENAGE FANCLUB have churned out 6 albums of immediately infectious melodies since 1989 on indie bastions such as Creation and Matador, as well as majors like Geffen and Sony. Equally blessed is JAD FAIR- the international pop ambassador and mastermind behind HALF JAPANESE- whose toothsome output has found a roost on Alternative Tentacles, the unlikely home of Words of Wisdom and Hope the collaboration between the two cherished pop songmeist... [ read more ]
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First released in 1989 on Jad's own 50 Skidillion Watts Records, Jad Fair & Daniel Johnston's It's Spooky (as it was called for the European pressing; the American version carried the title Daniel Johnston & Jad Fair) seemed like the perfect pairing of two of the most unique and idiosyncratic songwriters to emerge from the post-punk rubble of the late-'70s. Jad and his brother David Fair self-released their seminal first album as Half Japanese in 1977, citing punk forefathers (and fellow Michigander... [ read more ]
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'There are plenty of performers who rock critics compliment by using the label 'primitive,' but few if any can hold a candle to the greatest American rock primitive, Jad Fair. With his fantastic and increasingly influential band, Half Japanese, or as a solo performer, Fair has constructed a prolific and extremely interesting career. He writes and records songs that display an uncomplicated emotional directness, unselfconscious (almost hokey) charm and warmth, and a genial simplicity that is simply beyond ... [ read more ]
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