Strand (album)

Strand is the second studio album by the American indie rock band The Spinanes, released in 1996 by Sub Pop.[6][7]

Strand
Studio album by
The Spinanes
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreIndie rock
Length53:25
LabelSub Pop
ProducerSpinanes[1]
The Spinanes chronology
Manos
(1993)		 Strand
(1996)		 Arches and Aisles
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock[1]
Spin6/10[5]

Production

The album was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] Elliott Smith sings on two tracks.[8]

Release and promotion

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

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
  1. "Madding" – 5:28
  2. "Azure" – 3:51
  3. "Lines and Lines" – 6:23
  4. "Meridian" – 3:53
  5. "Punch Line Loser" – 4:01
  6. "Valency" – 3:26
  7. "Luminous" – 6:03
  8. "Oceanwide" – 5:40
  9. "Winter On Ice" – 6:00
  10. "Watch Down" – 4:23
  11. "For No One Else" – 4:16

References
  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1070.
  2. Unterberger, Richie. "Strand – The Spinanes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  3. Slankard, Noah (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 91.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 662.
  5. Huston, Johnny (April 1996). "The Spinanes: Strand". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 1. p. 113. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  6. "The Spinanes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 23, 1996 – via Google Books.
  8. "Lost Classics: The Spinanes "Strand"". March 13, 2009.
  9. "The Spinanes - Strand". Sub Pop. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  10. Meyer, Bill (1996-04-25). "Ragged But Right". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  11. Jenkins, Mark (March 29, 1996). "SPINANES' TEXTURES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  12. "Spinanes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.



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