Go Sailor didn't last long, just three EPs and a couple of compilation tracks, all of them collected on the 1996 self-titled CD. Regardless, I think they were easily the best of all of Rose Melberg's '90s projects, largely because her bandmates Amy Linton (formerly of the Albuquerque-based popsters Henry's Dress, more recently leader of the Aislers Set) and Paul Curran (nowadays of the lovably goofy Onion Flavored Rings) were her best foils, providing the best showcase for her sweet'n'sour worldview. "Long Distance," the title track from their second 7" EP, leans distinctly towards the sour half of that equation, even though it takes a couple of listens for you to notice that in the adorable, winsome chorus, she's openly stating that she wouldn't mind if the guy pestering her died. And people thought the twee pop bands were all about hearts 'n' flowers 'n' rainbow-colored unicorns.

-Stewart Mason