Copacetic (Velocity Girl album)
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | Memphis, 1993 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, shoegaze | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Bob Weston | |||
Velocity Girl chronology | ||||
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Copacetic is an album by Velocity Girl, released in 1993.[1][2] It is their first full-length album and features the singles "Crazy Town" and "Audrey's Eyes," both of which were given music videos. The album's title derives from an American slang word meaning "everything's ok".[3]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Bob Weston and was recorded over five days for less than $5,000.[4][5] Its sound is heavily influenced by shoegaze, a subgenre of indie rock. Kelly Riles described the recording of the album: "We mixed the album in a very different way than people would have expected us to—it's very rough sounding. It's a deliberate move away from the lighter production on the singles".[3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[9] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | (mixed)[11] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A review in Lime Lizard at the time of its release drew comparisons with My Bloody Valentine, stating that "this could be the rejected demos for Isn't Anything".[13] The Washington Post noted that "the noisy dream-pop works some of the time (the opening 'Pretty Sister', for example), although when it gets too dreamy (the over-long 'Here Comes', the instrumental 'Candy Apples') it can just seem vague."[14] Trouser Press wrote: "Despite being taken as shoegazers, Velocity Girl makes its songs here jump up and down rather than simply stare at the floor."[15]
The album was listed among "75 Lost Classics" in the Spring 2007 issue of Magnet.[16]
Track listing
[edit]- "Pretty Sister" (4:59)
- "Crazy Town" (3:47)
- "Copacetic" (3:41)
- "Here Comes" (4:42)
- "Pop Loser" (2:24)
- "Living Well" (3:06)
- "A Chang" (5:48)
- "Audrey's Eyes" (3:02)
- "Lisa Librarian" (2:18)
- "57 Waltz" (2:49)
- "Candy Apples" (3:07)
- "Catching Squirrels" (5:42)
References
[edit]- ^ Rogers, Ray (Apr 1993). "It's spring! Sing! — Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Interview. Vol. 23, no. 4. p. 44.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (Apr 10, 1993). "Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 15. p. 29.
- ^ a b Bonner, Michael (1993) "Velocity Girl: Cop This", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 74
- ^ "Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 16. Apr 17, 1993. p. 52.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (June 17, 1994). "Velocity Girl Finding That Perseverance Pays". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
- ^ Huey, Steve "Copacetic Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 24 October 2009
- ^ Margasak, Peter (1993-05-13). "Velocity Girl Copacetic (Sub Pop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Velocity Girl". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Ali, Lorraine (1993-04-09). "Copacetic". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (1993) "Album Reviews: Velocity Girl - Copacetic", Rolling Stone, Issue 658
- ^ Aaron, Charles (1993-04-01). "Spins". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 96.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 414.
- ^ Grundy, Gareth (1993) "Velocity Girl Copacetic", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 59
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (1993-03-26). "'Copacetic' Hits a Decent Velocity". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Levine, Robert. "Velocity Girl". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Magnet Magazine's "75 Lost Classics": We Found Eight of Them (SubPop Records) Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine