See More Your browser does not support the audio element. Wow, has it really been more than a decade since we heard from the lovely ladies of Luscious Jackson Their slick indie rock sonics are pretty timeless and if you give their 1993 In Search of Manny EP a spin, you’ll see what we mean. Produced by Steve Reiss 'Country at War' X 'Daughters of the Kaos' Luscious Jackson 'Hang On' Teenage Fanclub 'Time for Livin' Beastie Boys 1994 'All About Eve' Marxman 'Buddy Holly' Weezer 'Ditch Digger' Rocket from the Crypt 'Divine Hammer' The Breeders 'Feel the Pain' Dinosaur Jr. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info 1993 'Cannonball' The Breeders Co-directed by Kim Gordon. Daughters of the Kaos (demo), Grand Royal, 1992 released on Capitol, 1993. If anything, their relaxed funkiness, off-hand hooks, and casual style sounds better than it did in their peak, as this charming, listenable Greatest Hits proves. Luscious Jackson Rock band Beastie Girls and New Ventures 1 High-Profile.
singles "Deep Shag," "Here," and "Under Your Skin." When distilled to their singles and key album tracks, Luscious Jackson winds up sounding more consistent than they often did over the course of a full album, and if their blend of hip-hop, alt-rock, and pop eclecticism is very much a sound that's instantly evocative of the '90s, it has lost none of its appeal a decade later.
All the singles are here, beginning with the radio hits - the sleek, sultry "Naked Eye" (present in its radio mix), the dense, slyly funky "Citysong," and the streamlined but charming "Ladyfingers" - but also encompassing the U.K. 1993 'Cannonball' The Breeders: Co-directed by Kim Gordon Produced by Steve Reiss 'Country at War' X 'Daughters of the Kaos' Luscious Jackson 'Hang On' Teenage Fanclub 'Time for Livin' Beastie Boys: 1994 'All About Eve' Marxman 'Buddy Holly' Weezer 'Ditch Digger' Rocket from the Crypt 'Divine Hammer' The Breeders 'Feel the Pain' Dinosaur Jr.
This downplays their beginnings as bohemian hipsters, selecting only "Let Yourself Get Down" from their still-startling debut EP, In Search of Manny (the near-theme song "Daughters of the Kaos" should have made the cut), in favor of representing their three Capitol LPs - 1994's Natural Ingredients, 1996's Fever In Fever Out, and 1999's Electric Honey - in nearly equal measures.
Released in February 2007, seven years after the group's breakup and on the very day Jill Cunniff released her debut solo album, City Beach, Greatest Hits is a good basic overview of Luscious Jackson's career, weighing in with 15 songs, plus four remixes and a brief intro. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.