Vancouver act cub released Come Out Come Out in 1995, a paid release from a group that had been active since 1981. The supplied details don’t identify the label, but they place the album firmly in the city’s indie pop and indie rock scene, with pop, twee and cuddlecore among its tags. That gives you a fair idea of the approach: bright, direct songs with a soft-edged, playful character rather than anything heavy or grand.
The tracklist leans into that charm, from “Ticket To Spain” and “My Flaming Red Bobsled” to the plainspoken “Your Bed” and “Tomorrow Go Away”. “Everything’s Geometry” and “Por Favor” suggest a band happy to let odd little phrases sit beside simple pop language, while “So Far Apart” and “Vacation” point toward the push and pull of closeness and escape. There’s also a bonus track, because apparently thirteen songs weren’t enough. Come Out Come Out should suit anyone drawn to mid-90s indie pop, twee songwriting and the gentler side of indie rock, especially if you like records that keep their ideas small, catchy and a little quirky. It’s available on CD and in FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and 320 kbps MP3.
