Popular Favorites Afrobeat ‘Coral Reef’ and ‘World Last’

‘Coral Reef’ and ‘World Last’ are subtly evolving themes that meld skeletal beats with widescreen analog pulses

2 takes the band into more ambitious territory

and edgy wit paved the way for The Bats

Drawing from 90s alternative touchstones—particularly the slacker aesthetic of Pavement and the prolific DIY ethos of Guided by Voices—the band crafts jangle-lo-fi tracks that balance lo-fi production with undeniable pop sensibility

combined with smooth

Popular Favorites Afrobeat ‘Coral Reef’ and ‘World Last’Popular Favorites is the second studio album by the Oblivians. It was released in 1996 on Crypt Records. For all intents and purposes, and discounting all the live bootlegs, innumerable singles, split EPs and collaboration tapes, Popular Favorites is Oblivians third record. The album is as good an introduction to the band as any of their output can be. Short schizoid rock songs that sound like Elvis gone snow blind.