Recorded Summer 1997 Producer Mike Wisti Release date 21 October 1997 Genre Post-punk | Length 38:10 Artist Lifter Puller Label No Alternative Records | |
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Released October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21) Half Dead and Dynamite
(1997) The Entertainment and Arts EP
(1998) Similar Soft Rock, Fiestas and Fiascos, Lifter Puller | ||
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Half Dead and Dynamite is the second LP released by the Minnesota indie rock band Lifter Puller. As with its self-titled predecessor, songs are balanced between personal and strictly narrative. Some of the songs ("To Live and Die in LBI" and "I Like the Lights" for instance) delve into the Lifter Puller Folklore that the band's lyrics intermittently explore. Meanwhile, songs like "Nassau Coliseum" seem to operate in a more, if not personal, more independently narrative vein, as with "Rental" from the first LP. At 9 minutes shorter than the s/t LP, "Half Dead..." is also a more concise statement. Musically, the template doesn't vary significantly from its predecessor, Finn still sings with more deliberate melody and most of the band's initial dynamics and songwriting approach (noirish indie-pop) are still in place.
Contents
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Track listing
- "To Live and Die in LBI" – 3:13
- "I Like the Lights" – 3:33
- "Sherman City" – 3:31
- "Naussau Coliseum" – 6:13
- "Kool NYC" – 1:42
- "Half Dead and Dynamite" – 3:21
- "The Bears" – 1:55
- "Hardware" – 2:24
- "The Gin and the Sour Defeat" – 3:51
- "Viceburgh" – 6:04
- "Rock for Lite Brite" – 2:23
Songs
1To Live and Die in LBI3:12
2I Like the Lights3:33
3Sherman City3:31