| Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 47:20 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser | |||
| The Judybats chronology | ||||
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Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow is the second album by the American band the Judybats, released in 1992 by Sire Records. [1] The single "Saturday" peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [2]
Recorded in the summer of 1991, the album was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffrey Lesser. [3] [4] "Animal Farm" is a cover of the Kinks song. [5] Frontman Jeff Heiskell considered most of the songs to be autobiographical. [6]
A music video was made for "Is Anything". The band opened for the Original Sins on several tour dates. [7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [9] |
The Indianapolis Star stated: "The JudyBats' breezy, guitar-driven music is a 75-degree, sunny April day; its lyrics a lonely November in singer Jeff Heiskell's soul." [9] The Washington Post wrote that "what really offsets Heiskell's dolorous, if often original and intriguing, lyrics are the band's abundant energy, shimmering harmonies and contagious choruses." [10]
The Chicago Tribune considered the album to be "filled with vaguely arty but ultimately rather meaningless jangly guitar pop." [11] The San Antonio Express-News opined that it "has a harder edge that the debut, though there is still plenty of guitar jangle." [12]
All music by the Judybats, lyrics by Jeff Heiskell, except where otherwise indicated.
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