A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns

A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns is a 1994 mini-album by the American indie rock band, Lilys, released on the SpinART label on 10-inch vinyl and CD.^[1] The lead track, "Ginger", was used in a CK1 commercial.^[1] The album was issued in the UK in 1998.^[1] The album saw the band make their first major stylistic shift; The early My Bloody Valentine-influenced sound had given way to what Trouser Press described as "pleasant, straightforward guitar pop".^[2]

A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns
Studio album by Lilys
Released	March 1994
Genre	Power pop, indie rock
Length	22.03
Label	SpinART
Lilys chronology
In the Presence of Nothing (1992) A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns (1994) Eccsame the Photon Band (1995)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Tim DiGravina of Allmusic described the mini-album as "a brief mini-album of amazing songs" and gave it a four-star review.^[3] He described it as "an essential release for fans of the Lilys and indie fans in general," going on to state "If music could define words, the first five songs here would be a pop/rock definition for the word beautiful."^[3] Trouser Press writer Douglas Wolk described "Any Place I've Lived" as "the best melody Heasley's written to date".^[2]

Track listing

CD Version

All tracks are written by Lilys.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ginger"	5:34
2.	"Ycjcyaqftj"	1:40
3.	"Any Place I've Lived"	1:58
4.	"Jenny, Andrew and Me"	4:09
5.	"Dandy"	4:52
6.	"Evel Knievel"	3:58

10" Vinyl Version

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ginger"
2.	"Ycjcyaqftj"
3.	"Any Place I've Lived"

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dandy"
2.	"Glosseder"
3.	"Jenny, Andrew and Me"

Personnel

• Kurt Heasley – guitar, vocals
• Harold "Bear" Evans – drums
• Paul "Pablo" Naomi – bass guitar

^[4]

• Adam Lasus - engineering, production, mixing