Velvet Hammer
| Velvet Hammer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 8, 1993[1] | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Simple Machines | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
| Scrawl chronology | ||||
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Velvet Hammer is a studio album by the American band Scrawl, released in November 1993[2] by Simple Machines.[3][4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[7] |
The New York Times wrote: "The music is sparse but strong; Marcy Mays's guitar and Sue Harshe's bass sometimes stand apart, sometimes mesh for buzzing riffs."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Mother Wants To Know" (Marcy Mays) | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Take a Swing" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Disappear Without a Trace" (Marcy Mays) | 6:10 |
| 4. | "See" (Sue Harshe) | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Face Down" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl) | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Tell Me Now, Boy" (Sue Harshe / Marcy Mays) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Drunken Fool" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Prize" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Blue Green Sea" (Marcy Mays) | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Remember That Day" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl) | 3:59 |
References
- ^ Jennings, Dave (October 9, 1993). "Velvet Overground". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 41. IPC. p. 29.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Scrawl". The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 544. ISBN 9780862419134 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "SHARPENED SCRAWL - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Scrawl". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "Velvet Hammer - Scrawl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 315.
- ^ "Velvet Hammer". EW.com.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (December 12, 1993). "No Cease-Fire In the Battle Of the Sexes". The New York Times. p. A36.