Mic City Sons
| Mic City Sons | ||||
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| Studio album by Heatmiser | ||||
| Released | October 29, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
| Label | Caroline | |||
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Mic City Sons is the third and final album by American indie rock band Heatmiser, released on October 29, 1996 through record label Caroline.
Recording
Mic City Sons is the band's only recording for a major label. However, when individuals at Virgin Records learned the band might be on the verge of disbanding, the album was subsequently licensed for release through the smaller sister independent label Caroline Records (also an EMI subsidiary) and their independent distributor of the same name.
Content
The title of the album is taken from a line in the ninth track, "Pop in G": "Mic city sons seem to dumb everything down".
On the album's style, Michael Frey of AllMusic noted "a decidedly more pop feel than its predecessors".[1]
Release
Mic City Sons was released on October 29, 1996 through Virgin Records sub-label Caroline.[2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | neutral[3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[4] |
Michael Frey of AllMusic called the album "an outstanding collection of diverse and invigorating tracks". Tracks "Pop in G" and "See You Later" were called "two of the best indie rock songs of the '90s". He finished by saying "Despite the success Heatmiser's members have achieved since their disbanding, it's unfortunate that this collective decided to split up just when they had reached such a creative peak."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Lucky" | Elliott Smith | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Plainclothes Man" | Smith | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Low-Flying Jets" | Neil Gust | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Rest My Head Against the Wall" | Gust | 3:31 |
| 5. | "The Fix Is In" | Smith | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Eagle Eye" | Gust | 2:18 |
| 7. | "Cruel Reminder" | Gust | 2:41 |
| 8. | "You Gotta Move" | Smith | 2:08 |
| 9. | "Pop in G" | Gust | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Blue Highway" | Gust | 2:48 |
| 11. | "See You Later" | Smith | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Half Right" (hidden track) | Smith | 4:22 |
Note: Smith's official website notes that the promotional copies incorrectly attributed "Pop in G" to Smith when it was written by Gust.[5]
Personnel
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References
- 1 2 3 Frey, Michael. "Mic City Sons – Heatmiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. November 1996. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Stegall, Tim (January 1997). "Best New Music (The Five Best Releases This Month)". CMJ New Music Monthly: 13. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Heatmiser: Mic City Sons: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Sweet Adeline | Cop and Speeder". Sweet Adeline. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
External links
- Mic City Sons at Discogs (list of releases)