Keep Your Wig On
Fastball · 2004
39 min · 12 tracks · alternative rock
A blend of catchy melodies and introspective lyrics wrapped in a crisp alternative rock sound.
Why this album works
'Keep Your Wig On' featured several tracks that garnered radio play, helping maintain Fastball's presence in the alternative rock scene. The album showcases their continued evolution and resilience as a band, even as mainstream attention waned compared to their peak in the late '90s.
- Best for
- steady mid-tempo groove catchy melodies for sing-alongs introspective moments of reflection
- Context
- Released in 2004, 'Keep Your Wig On' is Fastball's fourth studio album, following their critically acclaimed 'All the Pain Money Can Buy'. At this point, the band was navigating a transitional phase, experimenting with their sound while trying to retain commercial appeal after their earlier success with hits like 'The Way'.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Linkin Park· Beck· Moby· Green Day· Tori Amos· Nine Inch Nails· Sonic Youth· Lana Del Rey
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Shortwave 1:13
- 2 Lou-ee, Lou-ee 2:52
- 3 Drifting Away Standout 3:46
- 4 Airstream 3:29
- 5 I Get High 3:35
- 6 Perfect World Standout 3:35
- 7 ’Til I Get It Right 4:55
- 8 Our Misunderstanding 3:20
- 9 Someday 3:24
- 10 Mercenary Girl 2:41
- 11 Falling Upstairs 3:36
- 12 Red Light 3:17
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