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1992-2001 | ACETONE

12.16.17 It seems this Light In The Attic release perfectly encapsulates this 90s Los Angeles alternative trio's body of work. Righteously moody and sprinkled with a little Gram Parsons and Velvet Underground influence this collection is must from this period.  

From Light In The Attic Website: Between 1993 and 2001 the trio released two LPs and an EP on Vernon Yard—a Virgin subsidiary—and two LPs on Vapor, the L.A.-based label founded by Neil Young and manager Elliott Roberts. In that span, they were selected to tour with Oasis, Mazzy Star, The Verve, and Spiritualized. Against a rising tide of post-Nirvana grunge and slipshod indie rock, Acetone tapped into a timeless Southern California groove by fusing elements of psychedelia, surf. . . .