More REM-style, angst-ridden jangle pop: The Refreshments, "Don't Wanna Know"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d465pnlxH68

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[KamaAina]

1. Trivia question: What is the Refreshments' biggest hit?

Extra credit for the actual title.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. My first thought is the "King of the Hill" theme, and I don't remember the title

And I was honest, that answer came without my Googling first.

:-)

[KamaAina]

3. King of the Hill theme is correct!

And extra points for no Googling!

Now, for the title...

[Aristus]

4. The Refreshments weren't as angsty, or as college-y as REM.

And they're even better in their latter-day incarnation: Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/600070/Roger+Clyne++The+Peacemakers.jpg

(Not their most recent group pic, though...)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. True...not in an overall sense, but in the song I picked, I heard some REM

I pulled out a mix CD earlier today that I put together in October 2002. Turns out the mood I was in was "moody jangle." Here's the CD artwork I made at the time and the complete track list:





I'll have to check out Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers...thanks for the tip.

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[Common Sense Party]

6. Sounds a bit more like Toad the Wet Sprocket to me

Another jangly, angsty band.

I don't know the Refreshments. I like this sound, though.