Yuck

Yuck
Fat Possum Records
General | Feb 2011

Reviews

Carly
Reviewed 2012-01-26
Indie garage rock with a lil bit of fuzz and distortion. Subtly poppy with a hint of teen angst. I’m into it.
RIYL: Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Built to Spill, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth
1. **Get Away (3:36) – catchy ass guitar riffs! Bouncy tempo
2. *The Wall(3:57) – “tryna make it through the wall, you can see me if you’re tall…” rockin but fairly poppy, with somewhat repetitive lyrics.
3. Shook Down(3:27) – slows it down. Less electric guitar. More obviously melancholy than the faster songs.
4. Holing Out(4:11) – Fuzzy-ish lyrics. Upbeat.
5. Suicide Policeman(3:15) – Acoustic guitar. Clear, sad vocals with female backup vocals.
6. Georgia(3:36) – Female vocals more prominent on this one (singing together with the dude, its nice). I think this song was a single? This is one of the few songs on this album that you could describe as “nice”
7. **Suck(4:19) – Think of how fun it will be to announce, “That one you just heard was Suck, by Yuck.” Another slower jam. Still has some energy to it, though. I would actually describe it as having some swagger.
8. Stutter(3:42) – I think this one is about watching a girl/boy you like from afar, but in a sweet and not-creepy way. A quieter one.
9. **FCC Operation(3:47) – A rocker! Loud. I like the attitude. Catchy guitar. But maybe don’t play it, cus of the word “fucking” in the chorus.
10. Sunday(4:23) – Sad but not slow. Most likely to be in a movie soundtrack? Reminds me of poppy 90s indie rock but I can’t put my finger on it.
11. Rose Gives A Lilly(4:06) – Instrumental. Not all that exciting… 30 seconds of almost-silence at the end. I wouldn’t recommend it.
12. Rubber(7:14) – Starts out with distortion. Cue fuzzy, unintelligible lyrics. Fairly slow, picking up in intensity a bit starting around the 3 minute mark. Going for an epic feel, I think, but not sure if it’s worth 7 mins.

Recent airplay

Get Away
PWR Alto Power HourFeb 07, 2020
The Wall
Jams Run FreeOct 04, 2018
Get Away
The CoreOct 24, 2017
Sunday
alternative energy.Jun 15, 2017
Rubber
The NucleusFeb 16, 2017
Georgia
The NucluesJan 26, 2017

Charting

2012-02-05 — 2012-04-08
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 8 1
Mar 25 2
Mar 11 3
Mar 4 2
Feb 26 3
Feb 19 7
Feb 12 5

Track listing

1. Get Away
2. The Wall
3. Shook Down
4. Holing Out
5. Suicide Policeman
6. Georgia
7. Suck
8. Stutter
9. Operation
10. Sunday
11. Rose Gives A Lilly
12. Rubber