Boneyard Beach is a 1995 album by
Raleigh, North Carolina
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band
Dish, led by singer and pianist
Dana Kletter, on
Interscope Records
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. The album was produced by John Agnello at
Ardent Studios
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History
Ardent Studios was founded by John Fry and were initially a studio in his family's garage, where he recorded his first 45s for the Arden ...
in
Memphis, Tennessee
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. Interscope's VP, Tom Whalley, told ''Billboard'' magazine that "the high quality of songwriting in Dish and the sound of Dana's voice are two things that set this band apart."
The album was not a commercial success and the group's members moved on to other projects, however the album did garner favorable reviews.
CMJ New Music
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reviewed the album saying Kletter's vocals sounded like "tomboy version" of
Natalie Merchant
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, while
Trouser Press
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described the album as offering "elegant, haunting melodies with nary a hint of excess sugar". ''
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'' noted "lush melodies and oblique lyrics". ''
Music Hound
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'' described the sound of Dish as adding "rocked-up guitar and drums" to the sound of Kletter's earlier project Blackgirls.
[Gary Graff ''MusicHound rock: the essential album guide'' 1996 "Dish, Kletter's new band, adds rocked-up guitar and drums to the basic blackgirls sound on the brilliant Boneyard Beach. (Interscope, 1995, prod. John Agnello) "]
Track listing
#"Headlights" Dana Kletter
#"Wading" Dana Kletter / Bo Taylor
#"Be Still" Bo Taylor
#"Function" Dana Kletter
#"Sad Figure" Dana Kletter
#"Disguise" Bo Taylor
#"Other Moon" Dana Kletter
#"Tears of Rage"
#"How Could Anyone" Dana Kletter
#"January Song" Dana Kletter
#"Odinokaya, Garmon (The Lonely Accordion)"
#"Mercury" Sara Bell
#"New Life" Dana Kletter
References
1995 albums
Albums produced by John Agnello
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