This is one of those songs I forgot about, heard recently and thought, "this song kicks so much ass." Rocking and pretty at the same time, "Crank" opens with a pretty standard progression that nears spindliness, but revived by bass and drum and then truly set apart by the gentle, high-octave vocals.
"Crank" is from Catherine Wheel's 1993 album Chrome, but doesn't sound stuck in that time, although it has a slight shoegaze bent. I'm not quite sure what the lyrics mean, but that's never been a sticking point, he just really wants someone to call him Crank. The sonic solo is also quite fabulous. Catherine Wheel had some gems in the form of a more accessible Ride or Stone Roses. Feeling nostalgic? Hit it.
Best Time and Place to Listen:
Any out-of-the-way bar that happens to have it in its jukebox.
If This Song Was a Celebrity It Would Be:
J.D. Salinger, a brilliant curmudgeon.
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