Michelle Shocked – Short Sharp Shocked (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1988

Short Sharp Shocked is an LP by Michelle Shocked from 1988 released on the Mercury label.

About this album

Short Sharp Shocked is the breakthrough album that made Michelle Shocked one of the most distinctive voices in late-1980s Americana-rooted rock. Released in 1988, it blends folk storytelling, acoustic grit and country-rock drive with the political edge of alternative rock, giving her writing both immediacy and bite. Built around sharp, characterful songs such as Anchorage, If Love Was A Train and (Making The Run To) Gladewater, the album showcased a songwriter who could sound intimate, defiant and sharply observant at once. Its mix of protest spirit and roots detail helped establish Shocked as an important crossover artist between folk tradition and indie-minded rock.