Released 2011 Producer Amos Pitsch Release date 2011 Label Deranged Records | Length 27:00 Artist Tenement Genre Alternative/Indie | |
Recorded January 2011 to September 2011 The Blind Wink
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(2015) People also search for Napalm Dream, Predatory Headlights | ||
The Blind Wink is an album by Appleton, Wisconsin-based rock group Tenement. It was properly released in December 2011 by Chicago hardcore punk label Cowabunga Records, following a cassette that the band released themselves for a West Coast tour in January 2011. It was re-issued in 2016 by Canadian hardcore punk record label, Deranged Records.
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Reception
Razorcake: "This record is a beautiful oddity. While it might not have been as essential if the impact of Napalm Dream was still in the air, as a continuation of that record, it feels just as important. In a perfect world, Tenement would release an LP every year, and the awe-struck astonishment of this band’s creative capability would last forever. On this outing they may stray further from the Midwest punk comfort zone. But who doesn’t like to get a little adventurous? Due to hours and hours of over-analyzing records and bands, sometimes it’s hard to see past the clichés and trends. But, in the most refreshing way possible, this music makes me feel like a human."
Seattle PI: "...Tenement take an experimental and boundary-pushing approach to solid rock and folk songwriting."
Scene Point Blank: "With the newer record, the band explores similar songwriting—but in a very distinct and growing way."
Track listing
All compositions by Amos Pitsch.
- "Viscous"
- "Dreaming Out Loud #2"
- "Medical Curiosity"
- "Senile"
- "Unreal"
- "Lost Love Star Lust"
- "The Pleasure We Get (In Scratching An Itch)"
- "Cage That Keeps You In"
- "Hey, Soozie"
- "Hard To Say"
- "(Messy Endings) In Middle America"
Songs
1Viscous0:55
2Dreaming Out Loud #21:29
3Medical Curiousity3:20