Gone Glimmering
| Gone Glimmering | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994–January 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, math rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 30:00 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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| Chavez chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| The Great Indie Discography | 7/10[3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [7] |
Gone Glimmering is the debut studio album of American indie rock band Chavez.[8][9][10] It was released on Matador Records on May 23, 1995.[11] 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).[12]
A music video was released for the track "Break Up Your Band" and was featured on MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head.
Critical reception[edit]
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."[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[edit]
Chavez[edit]
- The James Lo - drums
- Scott Anthony Masciarelli - bass
- Matt Sweeney - vocals, guitar
- Clay Tarver - guitar
References[edit]
- ^ "Gone Glimmering - Chavez | Songs, Reviews, Credits". 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.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Skunk". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "DeLorean: Chavez - Gone Glimmering (1995)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ LLC, New York Media (September 25, 1995). "Nightlife". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC – via Google Books.
- ^ Helms, Colin (August 1995). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (24). CMJ Network, Inc.: 26.
- ^ "Chavez - Gone Glimmering". matadorrec.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 25, 1995). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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