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indie rock
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Jump, Little Children
Jump, Little Children is an American indie rock band that formed in 1991 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Known for its unique sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans, the band has a devoted fol ...
, released in 1998. It was the band's major label debut.
Critical reception
The ''
Boston Herald
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'' thought that "from the three minute, three-chord sugar rush of 'My Guitar', to the cello-buoyed mope-rock of 'Cathedrals', Jump, Little Children comes off like pop-wise old pros."
AllMusic
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wrote that "there's an accent on swelling, instantly gracious choruses, but the band seems a bit too tentative in their new direction to infuse the songs with the self-belief necessary for the music to rise above American indie convention."
Track listing
All songs written by Jay Clifford, except where noted.
#"Not Today" – 3:26
#"Violent Dreams" – 4:02
#"Come Out Clean" – 2:54
#"Cathedrals" – 3:55
#"All Those Days Are Gone" – 3:40
#"Body Parts" (Matthew Bivins) – 3:44
#"My Guitar" – 3:35
#"B-13" (Evan Bivins) – 3:49
#"Habit" (Matthew Bivins) – 4:52
#"Say Goodnight" – 4:31
#"Close Your Eyes" – 2:49
Personnel
*Jump, Little Children
**Evan Bivins – Drums, Guitar, Hammer Dulcimer, Percussion, Vocals
**Matthew Bivins – Accordion, Composer, Electronic Mandolin, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Moog Bass, Vocals
**Jonathan Gray – Bass, Vocals
**Jay Clifford – Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mellotron, Organ, Piano, String Arrangements, Toy Piano, Vocals
**Ward Williams – Cello, Group Member, Guitar, Programming, Vocals
*Brad Jones – Engineer, Mixing, Producer
*Amanda Kapousouz – Musician
*Jason Lehning – Assistant Engineer
*Matt Martone – Engineer
*Frank Ockenfels – Photography
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Dee Dee Ramone
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– count-in vocals to "Come Out Clean"
*Jim Rondinelli – Mixing
*Lamar Sorrento – Cover Art
*Leon Zervos – Mastering
Charts
References
1998 albums
Jump, Little Children albums
Atlantic Records albums
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