We Are Icerink is a collection documenting the label run by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs between 1992 and 1994. They released nine singles and EPs during that time; this disc collects highlights from those releases plus some songs by friends and kindred spirits. The sound of the label is unabashedly pop, ranging from the knucklehead glam stomp of Earl Brutus' Birth of Sharon to the punky disco pop of Sensurround's When I Get to Heaven to the girl power punk of Shampoo's ridiculous Bouffant Headbutt to the cool instrumental French pop of Spring's Bob Cool to the bedroom toytown pop sound of Melody Dog's cover of the Beach Boys' Don't Worry Baby. Unsurprisingly, a few of the bands sound like Saint Etienne. Golden's Stanley/Wiggs-penned Don't Destroy Me is a beautifully understated ballad that would have gone down as a treat on any Etienne record, the same with Elizabeth City State's sophisticated V-neck and Oval's Love Hour (pity that the band's cover of Def Leppard's Photograph wasn't included). There are a couple of surprises on the disc, as well, like Supermarket's campy Supermarket, a Kraftwerk-esque techno track created by Lawrence from Felt, and Hard Muscle's unpleasant (Why Don't You) Ring Me, a mindless techno track that is easily the worst track on the disc. An added bonus is the final track on the disc: World of Twist's New Electric Pop and Soul is a great barnstorming dance track by one of the forgotten bands of Brit pop that is unavailable elsewhere. Icerink was one of the best-kept secrets of the early-'90s British pop scene. Track down this collection and uncover some amazing pop music. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi

1		Birth of Sharon
2		When I Get to Heaven
3		Don't Destroy Me
4		Year of the V-Neck
5		Supermarket
6		(Why Don't You) Ring Me
7		Love Hour
8		Bob Cool
9		Don't Worry Baby
10		Bouffant Headbutt
11		Dub to the Stars
12		New Electric Pop and Soul

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