U.S. Saucer, My Company is Misery (side A)

U.S. Saucer's 1993 debut My Company is Misery reflects less of the group's classic country influence than their later records, and fits a bit more closely with their indie-rock peers.  The vocals are lower in the mix, and the unusual harmonies that are central to the later albums appear less frequently here.  While no percussion is used, heavily distorted guitars feel more like rock music than the consistently clean sounds that U.S. Saucer would refine.  The sound and feel of My Company is Misery has a sense that layers are buried and hidden—on later albums, the arrangements are much clearer with everything up front.  The back cover photo of the group captures their aesthetic perfectly—it combines purposeful indie fashion with a genuinely old-fashioned feel.