English twee trio The Happy Somethings rounded up a bunch of "outtakes, undertakes and pre-takes" and a live one, because they felt they needed a bootleg. If people go to trouble of releasing your recordings without your consent, you made it, but since there were no takers so far they want ahead and put one out themselves. Straying Waifs (Bootleg) does not suffer from poor sound quality, false starts and sub-par songwriting. The acoustic versions of Consolation Street and Fragile The Heart are as catchy as the electric versions that ended up on their A Healthy Dose Of Hope album.
Long-time followers of the band will be pleasantly suprised by the bass-heavy take on Hi There Sunshine and Just Call Me (Again). Three-part harmonies get an outing with the previously unreleased Bed Friend (Clean Sheets), plus it offers some sensible relationship as well. These songs were not deemed worthy until now, but most indie bands would kill to come up with even one or two of them.
Straying Waifs (Bootleg) is a self-released album. Buy it (pay-what-you-want-it) from their website.
Tracks:- Bed Friend (Clean Sheets)
- Hi There Sunshine (Colander Version)
- You're (Still) Not Coming In
- Consolation Street (Acoustic)
- (Even) More Birds More Bees
- Just Call Me (Again)
- What I'm (Still) After
- Fragile The Heart (Acoustic)
- Leather Jacket (Live From The Lounge!)
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