Albums by this artist

Book Of Bad Thoughts (1992)

What An Experiment His Head Was (1990)

You (1989)

Uncle Green

You

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» TROY CARPENTER | CO-DIRECTOR

Uncle Green You DB, 1989 RiYL: Matthew Sweet, Right As Rain, Zeitgeist

You is a coming out of sorts for Uncle Green. The quartet's first release on DB Records, You features crisper production, more complex songwriting, and more focused musicianship than the band's two previous albums.

Mixing jangly rockers like "Pass It By" and "I Wonder Why" with vulnerable ballads like "Terrified" and "Permanent Love," Uncle Green finally arrived at the winning album formula it would keep through the remainder of its career.

Lyrically, You shows the band's youth, going overboard on the irony ("If the lightning just strikes you as too much to take") in certain songs. But the singing/songwriting team of Matt Brown and Jeff Jensen comes of age on You, packing the record with little-heard pop gems.

TROY CARPENTER | Troy Carpenter founded NATN from a Chicago apartment during the ambitious winter of 1998 with co-conspirators Ben French and Jonathan Cohen. After a five-year stint in New York, he and wife Lourdes have recently relocated to Indianapolis, where he spends days listening to music and nights in the kitchen at Elements restaurant. Musical heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Super Furry Animals. What else makes life worth living: Sushi, Phucty, runs in the park, and the Atlanta Braves.