Simpatico (Velocity Girl album)
Simpatico | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 14, 1994 | |||
Recorded | Dec. 1993 – Jan. 1994 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
Length | 34:39 | |||
Label | Sub Pop[1] | |||
Producer | John Porter | |||
Velocity Girl chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
¡Simpatico! is the second album by Velocity Girl.[7][8] It was released in June 1994.[9]
Compared to the band's debut album Copacetic, ¡Simpatico! showed more traditional indie pop/ power pop influences, rather than noisy shoegaze tendencies. "Sorry Again" was released as a single (via a CD EP with three non-album tracks, and a 7" with one non-album track). "What You Left Behind" features rare male lead vocals.
Production
[edit]The album was recorded at Cue Studios in Falls Church, Virginia, from December 27, 1993, to Jan 15, 1994. It was produced by John Porter.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Rolling Stone wrote that "the group manages to mop up the garage-band spills to reveal simple melodic constructions without washing away the music's defining layers."[6] Trouser Press wrote that ¡Simpatico! "has some great tunes but less of the atmosphere that makes the first album so riveting."[10] The Washington Post wrote: "Cleaner sounding and better focused, Simpatico! leaves behind the cacophonous lullabies of the band's early sound, largely derived from the dream-pop of such British bands as My Bloody Valentine."[9] Pitchfork called the album "classically styled near-British pop."[11] Entertainment Weekly deemed it "pleasant to the point of blandness," writing that "!Simpatico! is like a grungy Cranberries — without the hits."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Sorry Again"
- "There's Only One Thing Left To Say"
- "Tripping Wires"
- "I Can't Stop Smiling"
- "The All-Consumer"
- "Drug Girls"
- "Rubble"
- "Labrador"
- "Hey You, Get Off My Moon"
- "Medio Core"
- "What You Left Behind"
- "Wake Up, I'm Leaving"
References
[edit]- ^ "Simpatico!". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ Simpatico at AllMusic
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 412.
- ^ a b "!Simpatico!". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1194.
- ^ a b "Velocity Girl: Simpatico : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04.
- ^ "Velocity Girl | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ DALEY, DAVID (26 September 1994). "VELOCITY GIRL'S POST-PUNK POP LIKE A QUICK TRIP BACK TO '80S". courant.com.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (June 12, 1994). "POP RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Velocity Girl". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Twee as Fuck - Page 3". Pitchfork.