If you haven't watched Clone High yet, we can't be friends. But we are friends, so I'll just assume you have. You remember that episode where Abe and some other people keep running through the airport to prevent Cleo from leaving repeatedly throughout the episode for the sake of hilarity? Well there's a song called "Don't Let It Fade" that keeps playing every time that happens (you can hear it in the background in this clip), and it turns out that song is on this album! What a coincidence, huh? Besides bringing Abandoned Pools to the attention of all 12 people that watched the show, Clone High was known for showcasing a bunch of budding artists from labels like Polyvinyl Records (GO CHECK OUT THEIR GARAGE SALE RIGHT NOW IT'S FULL OF GREAT PRICES AND AWESOME) that were just starting to get their sea legs. As a diehard Polyvinyl fanatic (GARAGE SALE! THIS WAY!), I decided to check out some of the bands used on the show, and this one proved to be my favorite of the bunch. Besides "Don't Let It Fade," the album includes such catchy tunes as "The Salt Mines of Santa Monica" and "Our Left Coast Ambitions."
If you dig early 2000s indie rock just before it was about to take off and be ruined by Arcade Fire at the Grammys (Just kidding. Or am I?), or if you're just looking for a nice Summer album to jam/chill out to, do yourself a favor and check this out (as well as Clone High. Unless you hate funny. Do you hate funny?)
