Mollycuddle

Mollycuddle was an alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota active from 1994 to 2000.[1]

Mollycuddle
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota
GenresIndie-pop
Years active1994 (1994)–2000 (2000)
LabelsGuilt Ridden Pop
Past membersSara Aase (vocals and guitar)
Tommy Kim (vocals and guitar)
Guy Lawhead (bass)
Judson Hildreth (drums)

A quartet composed of vocalist/guitarists Sara Aase and Tommy Kim, bassist Guy Lawhead, and drummer Judson Hildreth, the band was signed to Minneapolis label Guilt Ridden Pop. It released three albums, an EP and a split single with the band Pilot Light.[2]

City Pages writer Peter Scholtes described their music as "cranky dreampop" and singled out for praise their "affecting" 1998 ode to Law & Order actress Jill Hennessy, "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy."[1] Colin Helms of CMJ New Music Report called them "shamelessly retro indie-pop" and called the song "Miracles", from their 1999 EP The Best Place For You, "the ideal demonstration of the band's feisty guitar change and melody-driven bounce."[3] A reviewer for the White Plains, New York Journal News called It's Not You, It's Me "occasionally yummy but ultimately underwhelming" but said that "Aase's candy-glazed voice is irresistibly listenable."[4]

The band broke up in 2000 when Kim moved out of town to finish a Ph.D. dissertation.[1]

Discography
  • Moment Resistance (1995, self-released)
  • "King Me" b/w Pilot Light, "Chicken Bones" (split 7" single, 1998, Guilt Ridden Pop)[5]
  • Non-Fiction (1997, Guilt Ridden Pop)
  • It's Not You, It's Me (1998, Guilt Ridden Pop)
  • The Best Place For You (EP, 1999, Guilt Ridden Pop)[2]
  • Paved With Good Intentions (2000, Guilt Ridden Pop)[1]

References
  1. Scholtes, Peter S. (2000-08-02). "Molly Hatchet". City Pages. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. "Mollycuddle". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. Helms, Colin (13 December 1999). "Reviews: Moddlycuddle, The Best Place For You (EP)". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 22–.
  4. "Mollycuddle's latest is pleasant but underwhelming". Journal News. White Plains, New York. 1998-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. "Mollycuddle "King Me", Pilot Light "Chicken Bones"". 45cat. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
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