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The Make-Up was an American post-punk band from Washington, D.C. formed in 1995, consisting of ex-Nation of Ulysses frontman Ian Svenonius on vocals, James Canty on guitar and organ, Steve Gamboa on drums, and Michelle Mae on bass guitar. The Make-Up were joined in late 1999 by a fifth member, Alex Minoff (of the groups Golden and Extra Golden), who played guitar with the group until the band’s dissolution in early 2000.

 

The Make-Up combined garage rock, soul, and a self-styled liberation theology to make a new genre they called “Gospel Yeh-Yeh”. This style led to an emphasis on live performances and interaction between the band and their audience, incorporating the audience into the performances as a “fifth member”, creating what one reviewer described as “highly energetic and participatory live shows”. Parallel to the band’s gospel musical stylings, the Make-Up produced music under a communism-influenced political philosophy that they saw as counter to the capitalist form of modern rock and roll and pop music.

 

The Make-Up released four studio albums, two live albums, a compilation release collecting several singles and B-sides, and a number of vinyl singles, all released on independent record labels such as Dischord Records, K Records, and Southern Records. Svenonius, Mae, and Minoff are now part of the group Weird War. Svenonius has since released a solo album under the pseudonym David Candy. Canty went on to play with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and French Toast. The Make-Up, after much prodding by Les Savy Fav, reformed in 2012 to perform at I’ll Be Your Mirror.

 

Destination: Love - Live! At Cold Rice is the debut album by The Make-Up. They have admitted in interviews that it was actually a studio album to which fake crowd noise was added, in the spirit of 1960s-era “live albums.”

 

On the LP version of the album, the A-Side is called the “Gospel Yeh-Yeh Side”, and the B-Side the “Liberation Theology Side”.

 

Bassist Michelle Mae is featured on the cover.

 

Track List:

1.         Intro: Hold It   [1:38]

2.         Here Comes the Judge   [3:05]

3.         You + I vs. The World   [2:58]

4.         They Live by Night   [2:00]

5.         Bring the Birds Down   [2:25]

6.         Don’t Mind the Mind   [2:06]

7.         Evidence is Everywhere   [2:11]

8.         We Can’t Be Contained   [3:22]

Liberation Theology Side (Side B)

9.         Introductions   [1:23]

10.    Don’t Step on the Children   [2:00]

11.    How Pretty Can U Get?   [2:02]

12.    R U A Believer Pt. II   [2:04]

13.    International Airport   [2:29]

14.    We Gotta Get off this Rock   [1:46]

15.    So ... Chocolatey/Destination: Love   [4:38]

16.    Outro: Hold It   [1:18]

 

LP] by The Make-Up is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

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