Back in the ’90s, Los Angeles-based slowcore pioneers Acetone made some of the finest indie rock of the entire decade, that is until singer/bassist Richie Lee’s untimely suicide in 2001.
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In 2023 we saw a plethora of new box set offerings, mostly those that revisited classic albums of the past while offering new expanded editions. Here are some essential adds to your box set collection.
Once lost in the major label trend-chasing of the ’90s, the soft, slow, and sad trio gets its rightful due in an essential box set that reissues all of their studio albums.
If you’re like me and Acetone flew under your radar in the ’90s, you’ll have your work cut out for you with I’m Still Waiting., New West Records’ 11-LP box set covering the ill-fated Los Angeles trio’s seven-year studio output. Out now, the meticulously assembled package includes studio albums Cindy (1993), If You Only Knew (1995), Acetone (1997) and York Blvd. (2000), plus the group’s 1993 self-titled debut EP, 1995 mini-LP I Guess I Would and a nine-track bonus LP.