Please Do Not Disturb (1997)
Juliana Hatfield
Track list
- Sellout
- Trying Not To Think About It
- As If Your Life Depended On It
- Give Me Some Of That
- Get Off
- The Edge Of Nowhere
With God’s Foot still being the subject of debate between artist and label, Juliana released this mini album away from the ties of a major label.
Of Sellout Juliana said at the time “This is not a true story”. In the sleevenotes to 2002’s Gold Stars compilation she maintained that the song was “not autobiographical”. Tongu in cheek in print and on record. Given it’s historical context and its status as lead track, the irony of “it’s not a sellout if nobody buys it, I can’t be blamed if nobody likes it”, would not be lost on Atlantic Records or the fans.
If Only Everything marked a new consistency in Juliana’s solo work, Please Do Not Disturb was a declaration of independence and a continued artistic maturity.
Songs of obsession, alienation, depression and loss. A dark, yet comforting record.
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