Volcano (Volcano album)

Volcano
Studio album by Volcano
Genre	Alternative
Length	44:31
Label	Skunk Records
Producer	Miguel (Michael Happoldt)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Trouser Press	(favorable)
Punknews.org

Volcano was released in 2004. The album was released as a limited edition on Skunk Records and as of 2022 has not been reprinted.

Reception

Trouser Press, which gave the eponymous album by Eyes Adrift a favorable review, said that Volcano was even better. They noted the "simple rough-in-the-studio mix", the reggae feel of Poutney's basslines, and the "high lonesome" feeling conjured by Kirkwood's "unfettered vocals". They wrote:

"Twisted Seeds" is a high point in Kirkwood's career – with its Jerry Garcia influence and overlapping verses, it's nothing you'd find on a Meat Puppets album. "Arrow" features pseudo-pedal steel and Latin guitar with stylings that echo the era of Meat Puppets II.

Punknews.org said that the reggae- and country-influenced songs were some of the best, and called the album "one of the best of the post-Sublime era" and a "truly unique collaboration and a solid collection of songs".

Track listing

All songs by Curt Kirkwood.

1. "Pine Cone" – 3:38
2. "Twisted Seeds" – 3:25
3. "Love Mine" – 3:35
4. "It Don't Matter" – 2:23
5. "Run Aground" – 3:10
6. "Blown Away" – 2:12
7. "Rave Only" – 3:58
8. "Some Kind of Light" – 3:46
9. "Arrow" – 2:50
10. "Million" – 4:00
11. "Volcano" – 3:48
12. "Greenery" – 4:46
13. "Lonesome Ghost" – 3:00

Personnel

• guitar, vocals – Curt Kirkwood
• guitar, backup vocals, production – "Mike Stand" a.k.a. Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt
• bass – Jon Poutney
• drums – Bud Gaugh