Singles, Vol. 3
General
| Jan 2014
Reviews
awyeh
Reviewed 2014-01-23
Reviewed 2014-01-23
Singles, rarities, demos, covers, live versions from local favorites, recorded over the last couple years. Big mix of stuff here, with a handful of sunny psych pop that hasn't made much of an appearance on their last three albums. Everything's pretty interesting.
*1 (3:16) Lazy, sunny blues-psych pop; croaked vox
2 (2:16) Lo-fi sunshine pop; part included in "I Come from the Mountain"
3 (2:30) Ramshackle noisy demo of Carrion Crawler/The Dream track
**4 (2:57) Cover of the first song Sonic Youth released; noisy post-punky with more reverb than the original
*5 (4:08) Buzzing, jarring psych chug-along, repetitive, yelps, loads of guitar effects
6 (3:27) FCC BULLSHIT Mr. Quintron cover, weirdo narration-style vox over drum beat, noisy instrumentation
*7 (3:28) Easygoing 60s sunshine pop, flute, ba ba ba's; Castlemania feel but not too weird
8 (3:07) Straightforward head-nod psych-rock/pop, the occasional spacy warbling
**9 (2:54) Super upbeat, bouncy pop, reverbed vox, ba ba ba's, catchy rhythm
***10 (7:34) Fucking great live Block of Ice jam from a show in SF, some really catchy parts, grooving bassline, loads of reverb. Starts with a quick dedication
11 (10:19) FCC FUCK in post-song banter. Long two song jam; really good stuff with some great bursts throughout, sounds like a bootleg
*1 (3:16) Lazy, sunny blues-psych pop; croaked vox
2 (2:16) Lo-fi sunshine pop; part included in "I Come from the Mountain"
3 (2:30) Ramshackle noisy demo of Carrion Crawler/The Dream track
**4 (2:57) Cover of the first song Sonic Youth released; noisy post-punky with more reverb than the original
*5 (4:08) Buzzing, jarring psych chug-along, repetitive, yelps, loads of guitar effects
6 (3:27) FCC BULLSHIT Mr. Quintron cover, weirdo narration-style vox over drum beat, noisy instrumentation
*7 (3:28) Easygoing 60s sunshine pop, flute, ba ba ba's; Castlemania feel but not too weird
8 (3:07) Straightforward head-nod psych-rock/pop, the occasional spacy warbling
**9 (2:54) Super upbeat, bouncy pop, reverbed vox, ba ba ba's, catchy rhythm
***10 (7:34) Fucking great live Block of Ice jam from a show in SF, some really catchy parts, grooving bassline, loads of reverb. Starts with a quick dedication
11 (10:19) FCC FUCK in post-song banter. Long two song jam; really good stuff with some great bursts throughout, sounds like a bootleg
Recent airplay
Block Of Ice (Live At The Sf Eagle)
Altitude Sickness — May 03, 2023
Block Of Ice (Live At The Sf Eagle)
Stringless Balloon — Aug 10, 2014
Burning Spear, Block Of Ice (Live At The Sf Eagle), Devil Again
Stringless Balloon — Mar 20, 2014
Destroyed Fortress/No Spell (Live At Death By Audio), Block Of Ice (Live At The Sf Eagle)
late night dryer — Mar 18, 2014
Burning Spear
A Visit From Drum — Mar 14, 2014
Burning Spear
Aporeia — Mar 13, 2014
Charting
2014-01-24 — 2014-03-28
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 23 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | 5 |
| Mar 9 | 4 |
| Mar 2 | 6 |
| Feb 23 | 8 |
| Feb 16 | 8 |
| Feb 9 | 3 |
| Feb 2 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Ugly Man | ||
| 2. | Girls Who Smile | ||
| 3. | Crushed Grass | ||
| 4. | Burning Spear | ||
| 5. | What You Need | ||
| 6. | Fbi2 | ||
| 7. | Wait Let's Go | ||
| 8. | Always Flying | ||
| 9. | Devil Again | ||
| 10. | Block Of Ice (Live At The Sf Eagle) | ||
| 11. | Destroyed Fortress/No Spell (Live At Death By Audio) |
