Icing (album)
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| Icing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Smart Studios, Madison, WI | |||
| Genre | Noise rock[1] | |||
| Length | 35:42 | |||
| Label | Trance Syndicate | |||
| Producer | Mr. Colson | |||
| Cherubs chronology | ||||
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Icing is the debut album by noise rock trio Cherubs, released in 1992 through Trance Syndicate.[2][3] It was recorded at Smart Studios.[4] The track "Pink Party Dessert" was released as a single on 7" vinyl and was played by John Peel on BBC Radio 1.
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Almost consistently a mid-tempo project, Icing never accelerates to the cathartic pace typical of a thrash band."[6] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the band "something of an underground supergroup ... whose ultra-heavy sound has been compared to everyone from Black Sabbath to Flipper to the Melvins".[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Cherubs
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sugary" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "All Chickened Out" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Half a Rat" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Come" | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Ginger Upper" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Fed" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Shoofly" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Pink Party Dessert" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Vicki's Retreat" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Kick Me" | 4:10 |
Personnel[edit]
- Cherubs
- Owen McMahon – bass guitar, vocals
- Brent Prager – drums
- Kevin Whitley – guitar, vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Mr. Colson – production, engineering, recording
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Trance Syndicate | CD, LP | TR-13 |
References[edit]
- ^ Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 66.
- ^ The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology. University of Texas Press. 2011. p. 138.
- ^ Beets, Greg; Whymark, Richard (2023). A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin. University of Texas Press. p. 239.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Icing > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ a b Rothschild, David (Oct 22, 1992). "Cherubs Icing". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (June 18, 1993). "Trance-inducing bill". San Antonio Express-News. p. 22F.
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