Honestly, the moment I heard the song “Guitar Parts” off the Anti-Matter comp I was hooked. Garden Variety was an amazing band from Long Island, NY. During their time together, the band created two LPs (a self-titled album in 1993 and Knocking the Skill Level in 1994) and several 7″ singles between 1991-1996. The band broke up in the mid-1990s before I had even discovered them and it was hard to get a copy of Knocking The Skill Level. Anthony Roman went on to play bass and sing in Radio 4 and other members went on to Bluetip, Retisonic, and Vic Thrill.
You can get their S/T record that is available digitally at Amazon. Also if you can, try to find Knocking The Skill level somewhere it’s my favorite.
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(New Guitar Parts (Garden Variety split with Jejune 7″) Montalban Hotel Records/BWR 1996)
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(Knocking The Skill Level) Cargo/Headhunter 1995)
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It sounds like Three Mile Pilot.