Jaundice by Lucy's Fur Coat

Jaundice, the 1994 debut from Lucy's Fur Coat, came out of San Diego at the moment every A&R rep with an expense account was hunting for the next Seattle. The band had formed there in 1992 around songwriter and rhythm guitarist Mike Santos, who soon decided the group needed a proper frontman and brought in Charlie Ware. Ware's spastic dancing and the band's muscular roar made them a huge draw at home, and Relativity Records signed them up.

The record is loud, tuneful alternative rock with a hardcore kick in its heels, and "Treasure Hands", the first single, soaked up airplay across Southern California. The band hit the road hard behind it, including a North American run opening for Dig, and Jaundice moved over 60,000 copies within four years. It wasn't enough to keep the peace: friction with Relativity eventually pushed the band to split, if only briefly, to escape the deal.

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