Ben Rayners 1997 Year In Review

Ottawa Sun
by Ben Rayner
December 28, 1997


Slabtown.net note: This article is a shortened version of the original, with only the Dandy Warhols-related parts being kept.

I'm split on whether the best local show of the year belongs to Radiohead (Aug. 20 at the Congress Centre) or Suede (Barrymore's, May 10), so I'm going to give the nod to the Dandy Warhols -- whose poorly attended and somewhat uneven free show at Zaphod's on Aug. 13 was still the coolest thing to blow through Ottawa in a long while.

Without further ado, here are some of the records you still have time to buy in 1997 (top 10):
4. The Dandy Warhols -- The Dandy Warhols Come Down: Crunchy, wise-assed, psychedelic guitar-pop full of snide pop-culture asides and soaring, wide-eyed harmonies.