Dead Air (Heatmiser album)

Recording

Dead Air was recorded at Sound Impressions in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was mixed at Whitehorse Studios, Portland.

Reception

Dead Air has received a generally mixed response from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, "Dead Air is laced with hints of Fugazi, Hüsker Dü and Helmet, although the record is not nearly as distinctive as any of those bands", describing it as "a textbook example of the strengths and weaknesses of early '90s indie hard rock. Particularly on 'Stray', 'Still' and 'Lowlife', the energy and urgency are enough to rescue the music from the merely generic. But just barely.

Track listing

1. "Still" (Elliott Smith)
2. "Candyland" (Neil Gust)
3. "Mock-Up" (Smith)
4. "Dirt" (Smith)
5. "Bottle Rocket" (Gust)
6. "Blackout" (Smith)
7. "Stray" (Smith)
8. "Can't Be Touched" (Gust)
9. "Cannibal" (Smith)
10. "Don't Look Down" (Gust)
11. "Sands Hotel" (Gust)
12. "Lowlife" (Smith)
13. "Buick" (Gust)
14. "Dead Air" (Smith)

Personnel