- Source: Selfafornia
Selfafornia is the third compilation album by American alternative rock band Self, released for free via Spongebath Records as an internet download on July 27, 2001. It includes songs scrapped from Gizmodgery (2000) along with other demos.
History
During the creation of Self's third and fourth albums, Breakfast with Girls (1999) and Gizmodgery (2000), lead member Matt Mahaffey wrote the song "Suzie Q Sailaway". He recorded the song with toy instruments for the latter album but was requested by DreamWorks Records to put the song on the former. Mahaffey subsequently re-recorded the song with a full band, stating that he didn't want any toy recordings outside of Gizmodgery. This process delayed the release of Breakfast with Girls, which, combined with the song's shift in style, led to a retroactive dissatisfaction with it.
In 1999, Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers created a remix of the toy recording of "Suzie Q Sailaway". Mahaffey preferred this remix to the original version, stating a wish to use it on a future album. Selfafornia was intermittently released in portions through Spongebath Records in mid-2001, with the final set of songs releasing on July 27, 2001. Available as a free internet download, it contains nine songs in MP3 format, primarily from the writing sessions of Gizmodgery. Laurent of Indiepoprock complimented the compilation's sound, describing it as encapsulating the band's bright and quirky instrumentation amidst a low budget.
Track listing
References
External links
Selfafornia archived download at Selfies.com