Gone Glimmering is the debut studio album of American indie rock band Chavez.[1][2] It was released via Matador Records on May 23, 1995.[3] The album was recorded over weekends in December 1994 and January 1995 at various locations with various producers/engineers (Bob Weston, Bryce Goggin and John Agnello).[4]
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| Released | May 23, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994–January 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, noise rock | |||
| Length | 30:00 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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A music video was released for the track "Break Up Your Band".
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| The Great Indie Discography | 7/10[7] |
| Kerrang! | [8] |
| MusicHound Rock | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [11] |
Billboard wrote that "no debut of late combines guts and gray matter quite as fluently as this New York quartet's killer blast of postnoise rock."[12] The Albuquerque Tribune called it "a big load of rock, pounded with a New York Noise mallet."[13]
Track listing
edit- "Nailed to the Blank Spot" - 2:07
- "Break Up Your Band" - 2:56
- "Laugh Track" - 3:58
- "The Ghost by the Sea" - 4:01
- "Pentagram Ring" - 2:26
- "Peeled Out Too Late" - 3:36
- "The Flaming Gong" - 1:53
- "Wakeman's Air" - 4:23
- "Relaxed Fit" - 4:39
Personnel
editChavez
edit- James Lo - drums
- Scott Anthony Masciarelli - bass
- Matt Sweeney - vocals, guitar
- Clay Tarver - guitar
References
edit- ^ "Chavez". Trouser Press.
- ^ "Nightlife". New York. New York Media, LLC. September 25, 1995.
- ^ Helms, Colin (August 1995). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 24. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 26.
- ^ "Chavez Gone Glimmering". matadorrec.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gone Glimmering Chavez". AllMusic.
- ^ Flaherty, Mike (June 23, 1995). "Gone Glimmering". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). "Chavez". The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Meany (September 16, 1995). "Noize Pollution". Kerrang!. No. 563. EMAP. p. 41.
- ^ Moore, Lisa M. (1999). "Chavez". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 224. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Kandell, Steve (November 13, 2020). "Chavez: Gone Glimmering". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Bier, Jared (October 23, 2008). "Chavez - Gone Glimmering". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 25, 1995.
- ^ "Chavez, 'Gone Glimmering'". The Albuquerque Tribune. June 29, 1995. p. D7.
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