Recorded July-August 1990 Producer Codeine, Mike McMackin Artist Codeine Label Glitterhouse Records | Length 41:15 Frigid Stars
(1990) Barely Real
(1992) Release date 1990 Genres Slowcore, Indie rock | |
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Released August 1990 (Europe), Spring 1991 (US) Similar Slowcore albums, Other albums | ||
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Frigid Stars LP is the debut album by New York indie rock band Codeine. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop in the US. The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore and sadcore genres. It was chosen by Pitchfork in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums. "New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.
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The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by The Fall from their 1979 album Live at the Witch Trials.
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Track listing
All songs written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.
- "D" – 4:27
- "Gravel Bed" – 3:58
- "Pickup Song" – 2:44
- "New Year's" (Seam cover) – 3:34
- "Second Chance" – 4:45
- "Cave-In" – 3:37
- "Cigarette Machine" – 4:42
- "Old Things" – 4:59
- "3 Angels" – 4:51
- "Pea" – 3:38
Personnel
Songs
1D4:28
2Gravel Bed3:58
3Pickup Song2:45