The Folk Implosion "Dare to Be Surprised"

Newly remastered and pressed on White vinyl, the sophomore album from the collaboration of Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh) and John Davis was unexpectedly mannered, moody, dubby for a project whose name was a piss-take inversion of Jon Spencer’s Blues Explosion. It seems a bit of a shame that Dare to Be Surprised was destined to live in the shadow of the KIDS soundtrack’s success, but the ’90s were a weird time, and it was sometimes hard to recognize things for what they were. After 25 years Davis and Barlow have reunited, released a new full length album, and are touring again, reminding us just how unique a band they always were and continue to be.

1 Pole Position
2 Wide Web
3 Insinuation
4 Barricade
5 That's the Trick
6 Checking in
7 Cold Night
8 Park Dub
9 Burning Paper
10 (Blank Paper)
11 Ball & Chain
12 Fall Into November
13 Dare to Be Surprised
14 River Devotion