Men Without Hats - Sideways (1991) [Japan]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) +CUE, LOG | 357 MB | Scans
Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop | Label: Polydor Records [Japan] | Catalog Number: POCP-1164
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) +CUE, LOG | 357 MB | Scans
Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop | Label: Polydor Records [Japan] | Catalog Number: POCP-1164
Just when you thought you'd heard everything. Here we have an album of guitar-driven alt-rock from Montreal electro-pop ensemble Men Without Hats. Apparently, the Hats' lead singer/songwriter Ivan Doroschuk had taken to hanging out with Montreal scenesters like the Doughboys, who encouraged him to pursue his predilection for loud guitars. He had made a brief foray in this direction in 1985, but record company disinterest in the idea had pushed him back to electro-pop. Now that grungy guitars and alternative rock were all the rage, the idea seemed more viable to all concerned.