Strand (album)
| Strand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 53:25 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Spinanes[1] | |||
| The Spinanes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock | [1] |
| Spin | 6/10[5] |
Strand is the second studio album by the American indie rock band The Spinanes, released in 1996 by Sub Pop.[6][7]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] Elliott Smith sings on two tracks.[8]
Release and promotion
[edit]Strand was released on February 27, 1996, by Sub Pop.[9] To promote the album, the band performed with two additional musicians at Lounge Ax in Chicago, Illinois, on March 26, 1996.[10]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic praised the album's variety of instruments and the addition of guest vocalists.[2] The Washington Post wrote: "With Rebecca Gates adding piano, organ and mellotron to her guitar, such hushed, atmospheric tracks as 'Madding' and 'Luminous' live up to their Cocteau Twinnish titles."[11] Magnet wrote that the album "transcended [the band's] ragged Northwest-indie roots and gave Gates’ smart songwriting a dreamy, atmospheric sheen."[8] Trouser Press wrote that "the album exists on another plane, a dreamstate rooted in studio experimentation not live practicality."[12]
Track listing
[edit]- "Madding" – 5:28
- "Azure" – 3:51
- "Lines and Lines" – 6:23
- "Meridian" – 3:53
- "Punch Line Loser" – 4:01
- "Valency" – 3:26
- "Luminous" – 6:03
- "Oceanwide" – 5:40
- "Winter On Ice" – 6:00
- "Watch Down" – 4:23
- "For No One Else" – 4:16
References
[edit]- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1070.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Strand – The Spinanes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Slankard, Noah (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 91.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 662.
- ^ Huston, Johnny (April 1996). "The Spinanes: Strand". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 1. p. 113. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "The Spinanes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 23, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Lost Classics: The Spinanes "Strand"". March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Spinanes - Strand". Sub Pop. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (1996-04-25). "Ragged But Right". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (March 29, 1996). "SPINANES' TEXTURES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Spinanes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
