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, drummer Lisa Smith, along with Julie Ransweiler.

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) was also a member at one point. They released two EPs on Scooch Pooch, and then a single and an album (''Daddy'') on

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. ''Daddy'' was released on January 16, 1996. It was produced by Jack Endino. Eddie Spaghetti, of

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, plays guitar on a few songs.

Critical reception

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'' though that "Teen Dream"'s "screaming vocals and screeching guitars loudly send the message that this female trio is nobody's pinup."

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wrote of ''Daddy'': "The songwriting is pretty accomplished, though 1996 was a little after-the-fact for the grunge sound ... the Teen Angels have a knack for thrashy hooks and start/stop dynamics, but they lack the gifted pop genius of a Black Francis or a Kurt Cobain." ''

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...

'' wrote that the production "pulls a clear rock instrumental sound out of the punk trio’s pit, but Canary’s industrial-strength hollering is the take-it-or-leave-it factor in deciding whether or not to try this toe-dipping descent into sonic splattercore." The ''

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'' wrote that "this screechy, dim-witted copy of Courtney Love's band Hole out-caterwauled a legion of mediocre alternative-rock bands."

Discography

*"Jesus Is On My Side", Scooch Pooch, 1994 *"The Early Years", Scooch Pooch, 1995 *"Teen Dream", Sub Pop, 1995 *''Daddy'', Sub Pop, 1996

References

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