90s indie college rock fuzzed out tune ID filter

May 6, 2016 1:41 PM

Ok, so this was a college indie rock tune from the early to mid nineties (could be as early at late 80s?), something that would have come through the radio station. Sung by a guy, the band sounded kind of like the Archers of Loaf. Could be them from their back catalog? Cannot get this tune out of my mind, here are the lyrics: "And I don't..really think...about it anymore, no not much anymore, and I don't...even think...I'll ever be rid of youuuu" (fuzzed out guitars take over). Internet lyric searches yield nothing! Can you help me find my old earworm?
posted by lakersfan1222 to Media & Arts (10 answers total)

Damn I was really hoping it was gonna be Here's Where The Strings Come In.
posted by whuppy at 1:51 PM on May 6, 2016 [1 favorite]

Augh I am like 90% sure this is a Pavement/Stephen Malkmus song but I can't place it either please someone help
posted by majuju at 2:06 PM on May 6, 2016

You're super definitely sure it's not "Wrong" by Archers of Loaf? The lyrics you posted sound like their lyrics jumbled: "I do not think that...inferior to me...etc" before exploding into fuzz.
posted by windbox at 2:36 PM on May 6, 2016

Response by poster: Positive that's it's not "Wrong"
posted by lakersfan1222 at 2:48 PM on May 6, 2016

How about Archers of Loaf's "Might"?

"For some reason I don't think I'm gonna make it.
For some reason I don't think about it anymore."
posted by dayintoday at 3:05 PM on May 6, 2016

Response by poster: I don't think it's Archers, I'm pretty familiar with their later albums. Malkmus's voice is closer to the singer's voice but not quite.
posted by lakersfan1222 at 3:35 PM on May 6, 2016

Response by poster: The singer's voice was somewhere in between Jeff Martin of Idaho and Stephen Malkmus of Pavement and the band had the energy and tempo of Pavement or Archers. I'll step out now. I hope the hive can find this tune. Could be really obscure but I'm not sure about that. I am sure about the lyrics. Sure enough, I mean.
posted by lakersfan1222 at 3:47 PM on May 6, 2016

The Pavement song that comes to my mind from your description is "Perfect Depth." The lyrics aren't quite what you describe though.
posted by zchyrs at 5:50 PM on May 6, 2016

I came in to suggest "Might" as well. It's off of Icky Metal, which was their first studio album.
posted by TheCavorter at 8:31 PM on May 6, 2016

Also not quite the right lyrics, but how about Guided By Voices, Liar's Tale?
posted by loopsun at 8:25 AM on May 7, 2016