Released
2nd of February 2000
The album "They know what to expect and they like it" was recorded during
a pretty long time. Initial recordings were made in the spring of '98,
with the aid of Marco Manieri. The records first release was in the beginning
planned to be late autumn '98. We had a single ready, when all releases
on Vibrafon were postponed. We continued working with Per Sunding and
recorded a couple of new tracks in the beginning of '99. Due to Sunding's
tight schedule the final mixing of the record also took some time. Finally
in the autumn of '99 we were ready and there were no obstacles left for
the release.
1. Attention span is a midtempo song with a simple melody played
by both the guitar and the bass leading to a somewhat catchy chorus. The
lyrics are about the modern day disease of short attention span. 2.Sweatshirts
is a quite old song, rearranged for the recording of the album. Pretty
straightforward uptempo punk-pop. 3.Shaping up
is the same song as on the Butterfinger single,
but we thought it needed another chance. So we recorded it again. 4.Running
Man is one of the late additions to the album. Midtempo rock tune
with lyrics about moments when substance use controls you instead of the
other way around. 5.Employee of the Month
is a rabid rock song telling the story of a person trying to stay sane
while struggling at the job. 6.Spooky is
one of our older songs. It's a quite slow, almost stumbling, song about
a guy that's popular and hangs around at parties, but feels sick inside.
7.Nightboat to Finland, another of the late
additions, is an "almost" instrumental, trying to capture the feeling
on the ferries to Finland with that twangy 60's instrumental sound. 8.Livingroom
Floor is an early song. It's a poptune trodding along, with a simple
melody. The lyrics are about adolescent sex. 9.Concrete
head is a pretty aggressive song telling the story of a guy not
wanting to think or make decisions of his own. Previously released in
other versions, but this is a new one. 10.Killing
is fun is trying to make a point. It's a fast, psychobilly-ish
rock tune and the lyrics actually are a stand against the use of weapons
as a means for solving problems. 11.Rattlesnakes
is a quite slow pop-punk tune with meandering guitars The lyrics tell
a tale about a guy who has made peace with his problems. Even though he
knows they're destroying him.
Extra ; T.V Dinner on the vinyl version of
the album (VIBRLP5), is an old song. It's a pretty monotonous song with
lyrics about a lazy bum, content with life in front of the T.V.
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