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Only the second of their five albums to be released on the legendary Creation Records, at a time when label mates including Slowdive, Teenage Fanclub and Ride were also casting long shadows across the indie landscape, pre-the Oasis hurricane making landfall at the label, Giant Steps broke into the canon of great, experimental rock albums soon after its release. It's first single, Lazarus, issued as a standalone release in November 1992, its blend of brass and guitar-squall and acutely introspective lyrics, gave a hint of what was to come and remains lodged in the band's most-loved and best-known songs. For the 2023 reissue, Lazarus' 12" version appears on the all-formats track listing.
Recorded at London's Protocol Studios, where Carr and Brown took on self-production duties with support from engineer, Andy Wilkinson, The Boo Radleys set about responding to their shared sense of dissatisfaction with their 1992 album, Everything's Alright Forever. Free to do as they please, they set about making a record of complete artistic freedom, bringing in reggae (Upon 9th And Fairchild), dance (Rodney King) and irresistible, warped indie pop (Barney And Me) influences into the studio and, without limitation, weaved them into the satisfyingly complex fabric of Giant Steps. Snapshot incidentals, intermissions and between-radio-station static intro/outros added to the sense of unrestrained exploration.
Side A:
I Hang Suspended
Upon 9th & Fairchild
Wish I Was Skinny
Leaves And Sand
Side B:
Butterfly McQueen
Rodney King (Song For Lenny Bruce)
Thinking Of Ways
Barney (...And Me)
Side C:
Spun Around
If You Want It, Take It
Best Lose The Fear
Take The Time Around
Lazarus
Side D:
One Is For
Run My Way Runway
I've Lost The Reason
The White Noise Revisited
Side E:
Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
Side F:
Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)