Acetone | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Length | 56:58 | |||
Label | Vapor [1] | |||
Producer | Acetone, Scott Campbell | |||
Acetone chronology | ||||
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Acetone is an album by the American band Acetone, released in 1997. [2] [3] It was the band's first album for Neil Young's Vapor Records; Acetone's previous label, Vernon Yard, had declared bankruptcy. [4]
The band supported the album by opening for Spiritualized on its North American tour. [5]
The album was produced by Scott Campbell and Acetone. [6] The band already had songs worked out prior to the recordings sessions, concluding that trying to write songs in the studio had been a mistake during the sessions for their previous album, If You Only Knew. [7] The band was chiefly influenced by jazz and country, and realized that the album's songs would be performed at a faster tempo in a live setting; they also rejected "sadcore" and "slowcore" labels. [8]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 9.2/10 [12] |
The Times | 8/10 [13] |
Stuart Berman of Pitchfork wrote that "[Richie] Lee's lyric sheet may have been filled with dejection ... but he always sang as if he was looking you in the eyes." [14] A later review by the website's Grayson Haver Currin called the album "focused and intentional in a way the band had never been, sorting through the suffering of survival with tenderness and intensity." [12] The Times declared that "Mark Lightcap's country-tinged guitars are simply gorgeous." [13] The Manchester Evening News dubbed the band "so laid-back they make JJ Cale seem uptight by comparison." [15]
Noting that Acetone "belong somewhere in the slowcore/sadcore area," The Sunday Times thought that "their music isn't just unhurried, it's completely indifferent to the passing of time." [16] The Guardian praised the "homespun, half-speed ballads." [11] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the album "atmospheric pop with a hint of guitar twang and the feeling of a slow-motion undertow". [17]
AllMusic thought that the album "finds the trio sinking deeper into a well of despair, with nothing but sparse guitar pickings, cracked vocals, and shambling rock figures to help." [9] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote: "Alternately draining and invigorating, the sheer listlessness of songs such as 'Might as Well' and 'Good Life' is resuscitated by the drunk and confident stare of jazz-bar reflection." [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Every Kiss" | 3:58 |
2. | "All the Time" | 3:46 |
3. | "Germs" | 4:44 |
4. | "Might as Well" | 4:14 |
5. | "Shobud" | 6:46 |
6. | "All You Know" | 5:37 |
7. | "Good Life" | 3:52 |
8. | "Dee" | 4:30 |
9. | "Waltz" | 5:37 |
10. | "Another Minute" | 3:55 |
11. | "So Slow" | 3:45 |
12. | "Chew" | 6:14 |
Total length: | 56:58 |
Acetone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Length | 56:58 | |||
Label | Vapor [1] | |||
Producer | Acetone, Scott Campbell | |||
Acetone chronology | ||||
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Acetone is an album by the American band Acetone, released in 1997. [2] [3] It was the band's first album for Neil Young's Vapor Records; Acetone's previous label, Vernon Yard, had declared bankruptcy. [4]
The band supported the album by opening for Spiritualized on its North American tour. [5]
The album was produced by Scott Campbell and Acetone. [6] The band already had songs worked out prior to the recordings sessions, concluding that trying to write songs in the studio had been a mistake during the sessions for their previous album, If You Only Knew. [7] The band was chiefly influenced by jazz and country, and realized that the album's songs would be performed at a faster tempo in a live setting; they also rejected "sadcore" and "slowcore" labels. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 9.2/10 [12] |
The Times | 8/10 [13] |
Stuart Berman of Pitchfork wrote that "[Richie] Lee's lyric sheet may have been filled with dejection ... but he always sang as if he was looking you in the eyes." [14] A later review by the website's Grayson Haver Currin called the album "focused and intentional in a way the band had never been, sorting through the suffering of survival with tenderness and intensity." [12] The Times declared that "Mark Lightcap's country-tinged guitars are simply gorgeous." [13] The Manchester Evening News dubbed the band "so laid-back they make JJ Cale seem uptight by comparison." [15]
Noting that Acetone "belong somewhere in the slowcore/sadcore area," The Sunday Times thought that "their music isn't just unhurried, it's completely indifferent to the passing of time." [16] The Guardian praised the "homespun, half-speed ballads." [11] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the album "atmospheric pop with a hint of guitar twang and the feeling of a slow-motion undertow". [17]
AllMusic thought that the album "finds the trio sinking deeper into a well of despair, with nothing but sparse guitar pickings, cracked vocals, and shambling rock figures to help." [9] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote: "Alternately draining and invigorating, the sheer listlessness of songs such as 'Might as Well' and 'Good Life' is resuscitated by the drunk and confident stare of jazz-bar reflection." [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Every Kiss" | 3:58 |
2. | "All the Time" | 3:46 |
3. | "Germs" | 4:44 |
4. | "Might as Well" | 4:14 |
5. | "Shobud" | 6:46 |
6. | "All You Know" | 5:37 |
7. | "Good Life" | 3:52 |
8. | "Dee" | 4:30 |
9. | "Waltz" | 5:37 |
10. | "Another Minute" | 3:55 |
11. | "So Slow" | 3:45 |
12. | "Chew" | 6:14 |
Total length: | 56:58 |