Wammo is an album by New Zealand band Bailter Space, released in 1995.[5][6] It reached number 31 in New Zealand upon original release.[7] Matador Records reissued the album on vinyl in 2021 for its 25th anniversary,[8] after which it reached a new peak of number 23 in New Zealand.[9]
| Wammo | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Rock |   [3] |
| Melody Maker | Recommended[4] |
Critical reception
editAndrew Earles, in Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996, wrote that "Bailter Space's final album for Matador (fifth overall) finds the band showing everyone how skilled it was at erasing any lines of demarcation separating wickedly catchy pop songs and washes of guitar noise and toothy dynamics."[10] Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called it "their most conventional hook-laden missive yet."[3]
Track listing
edit- "Untied" – 3:28
- "Splat" – 3:49
- "At Five We Drive" – 3:08
- "Zapped" – 2:11
- "Colours" – 3:58
- "Retro" – 4:29
- "Glimmer" – 4:07
- "Voltage" – 4:36
- "D Thing" – 6:24
- "Wammo" – 2:25
Charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 31 |
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. 25 November 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wammo at AllMusic
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (24 May 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Connell, Sharon (12 August 1995). "Bailter Space - Wammo". Melody Maker. Vol. 72, no. 32. p. 34. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Bailter Space". trouserpress.com.
- ^ "Lost Classics: New Zealand Rock". Magnet Magazine. 18 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Charts.nz – Bailter Space – Wammo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Guided By Voices to Reissue 'Alien Lanes' for 25th Anniversary". Spin. 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (15 September 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
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