Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow explained

Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow
Type:Album
Artist:the Judybats
Cover:Judybats.jpg
Released:1992
Studio:Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre:Jangle pop, alternative rock
Length:47:20
Label:Sire
Producer:Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser
Prev Title:Native Son
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Pain Makes You Beautiful
Next Year:1993

Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow is the second album by the American band the Judybats, released in 1992 by Sire Records.[1] The single "Saturday" peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2]

Production and promotion

Recorded in the summer of 1991, the album was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffrey Lesser.[3] [4] Frontman Jeff Heiskell considered most of the songs to be autobiographical.[5] The album also includes a cover of the Kinks' "Animal Farm".[6] The band had attempted to recruit Kate Pierson of the B-52's to sing on "Poor Bruised World" but were rejected by her agent, who felt she was "overexposed" at the time.[7]

A music video was made for "Is Anything". The band opened for the Original Sins on several tour dates.[8]

Critical reception

The Indianapolis Star stated: "The JudyBats' breezy, guitar-driven music is a 75-degree, sunny April day; its lyrics a lonely November in singer Jeff Heiskell's soul." The Washington Post wrote that "what really offsets Heiskell's dolorous, if often original and intriguing, lyrics are the band's abundant energy, shimmering harmonies and contagious choruses."[9]

The Chicago Tribune considered the album to be "filled with vaguely arty but ultimately rather meaningless jangly guitar pop."[10] The San Antonio Express-News opined that it "has a harder edge that the debut, though there is still plenty of guitar jangle."[11]

Track listing

All music by the Judybats, lyrics by Jeff Heiskell, except where otherwise indicated.

  1. "Our Story" – 4:34
  2. "She's Sad She Said" – 3:18
  3. "How It Is" – 4:27
  4. "Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow" – 4:06
  5. "Margot Known as Missy" – 3:24
  6. "Witches' Night" – 6:26
  7. "Is Anything" – 2:55
  8. "Poor Bruised World" – 3:04
  9. "Animal Farm" (Ray Davies) – 3:34
  10. "Saturday" – 3:31
  11. "Lullaby~Weren't We Wild" – 4:26
  12. "When Things Get Slow Around Here" – 3:42

Personnel

The Judybats

Technical

Notes and References

  1. News: SXSW Schedule Series . Austin American-Statesman . 12 Mar 1992 . Onward . 14.
  2. Web site: The Judybats Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
  3. News: Carlson . Kevin M. . JudyBats fly ever closer to the top . The Washington Times . January 9, 1992 . M2.
  4. Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow by the Judybats . Billboard . Mar 7, 1992 . 104 . 10 . 46.
  5. News: Larsen . David . JudyBats take on a personal tone . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . April 4, 1992 . L6.
  6. News: Boehm . Mike . Where the Mild Things Are . Los Angeles Times . 23 Apr 1992 . F2.
  7. Web site: Jeff Heiskell Discusses the Judybats' Exquisite 'Pain Makes You Beautiful' at 30 . Edelstein . Marc . . January 16, 2023 . April 28, 2023.
  8. News: Righi . Len . ORIGINAL SINS TO START NATIONAL TOUR . The Morning Call . 10 Apr 1992 . D7.
  9. News: Joyce . Mike . Rock That's Well-Read . The Washington Post . 4 Mar 1992 . C7.
  10. News: Heim . Chris . The JudyBats and Paleface . Chicago Tribune . 13 Mar 1992 . Friday . Q.
  11. News: Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow . San Antonio Express-News . March 6, 1992 . 9D.

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