This last Friday on June 10th, Everclear celebrated their full length debut album World of Noise from 1993. For the first time ever, the record has been released on music streaming platforms, and also featured bonus tracks that weren’t yet released publicly. The album was recorded for a staggeringly low price in a friends basement for just $400. In an interview with Rock Cellar Magazine, Art Alexakis, the bands lead singer, he stated that “It’s almost like a document more than a record. It’s a document of where I was at the time. It was honest, it was really genuine, you know? I grew up with bands in the 60s and 70s, and 80s. And I always felt like, what you put out on record is not necessarily what you put out live.” He went on to expand on the differences between live and studio performances, either way this special edition of the album is worth looking into.
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