Owen - No Good For No One Now | Polyvinyl Record Co.

No Good For No One Now

Release Date: November 19, 2002

No Good For No One Now combines the intricate beauty of Owen's (aka Mike Kinsella) debut self-titled LP with heartfelt songwriting full of bite, honesty, wry, and raw emotion.

To record No Good For No One Now, Mike moved back to his Mom's house and converted his old bedroom into a recording studio.

During this time, Mike decided to make the cover image a print that hung in his Mom's house during his childhood. As it turns out, the painting is by a German artist named Charlot Byi, whose figurines and artwork from the 1940s and 1950s are highly collectable today.

Reviews

Kinsella approaches clichéd situations withthe kind of original and timeless songwriting that elevates No Good For No One Now to an unexpectedand compelling level. A marvel of simplicity and sonic invention.

- Harp
If people could hear either of his albumsjust one time their ears would be instantly intoxicated. If you only buy onealbum this year, strongly consider this one.

- Modern Fix
No GoodFor No One Now brings us a lot closer to a musician that has apparentlyceaseless potential.

- 30Music
Harsh yet unblinking honesty set amid suchsweet sonic confectionery.

- PopMatters
Wonderful.

- Indie Workshop