Teen Angels (American band)

Teen Angels was an American grunge rock band.[1] It was formed by singer Kelly Canary and another former member of the band Dickless, drummer Lisa Smith, along with Julie Ransweiler.[2] Nalini Cheriel (Adickdid) was also a member at one point. They released two EPs on Scooch Pooch, and then a single and an album (Daddy) on Sub Pop.

Daddy was released on January 16, 1996.[3] It was produced by Jack Endino.[4] Eddie Spaghetti, of Supersuckers, plays guitar on a few songs.[5]

Critical reception

Billboard though that "Teen Dream"'s "screaming vocals and screeching guitars loudly send the message that this female trio is nobody's pinup."[6]

AllMusic wrote of Daddy: "The songwriting is pretty accomplished, though 1996 was a little after-the-fact for the grunge sound ... the Teen Angels have a knack for thrashy hooks and start/stop dynamics, but they lack the gifted pop genius of a Black Francis or a Kurt Cobain."[7] Trouser Press wrote that the production "pulls a clear rock instrumental sound out of the punk trio’s pit, but Canary’s industrial-strength hollering is the take-it-or-leave-it factor in deciding whether or not to try this toe-dipping descent into sonic splattercore."[8] The National Post wrote that "this screechy, dim-witted copy of Courtney Love's band Hole out-caterwauled a legion of mediocre alternative-rock bands."[9]

Discography
  • "Jesus Is On My Side", Scooch Pooch, 1994
  • "The Early Years", Scooch Pooch, 1995
  • "Teen Dream", Sub Pop, 1995
  • Daddy, Sub Pop, 1996

References
  1. "Beyond Grunge At Sub Pop -- The Party's Over. It's Back-To-Work Time At The Little Record Company That Defined The Seattle Sound. -- Beyond Grunge At Sub Pop -- Back To Work, The Party's Over | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
  2. True, Everett (4 November 2009). Nirvana: The True Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120137. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Daddy". Sub Pop Records.
  4. Thompson, Dave (March 5, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  5. "Get Ready For Newest Wave Of New Music From The Northwest | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  6. "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 5, 1995 – via Google Books.
  7. "Daddy - Teen Angels | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. "Teen Angels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. Mills, Don (24 Dec 1999). "All-time stinkers". National Post: 8.


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