North Pole Radio Station

North Pole Radio Station
North Pole Radio Station
Studio album by Pram
Released	16 March 1998
Recorded	Colossal Studio in Birmingham, England
Genre	Neo-psychedelia
Length	41:57
Label	Domino, Merge Records
Producer	Pram
Pram chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Pitchfork Media	6.3/10^[4]
Spin	^[5]

North Pole Radio Station is the fourth album by Pram, released in 1998.^[1]^[6]

Critical reception[]

The Independent wrote that Pram's "dark playfulness has a woozy ambience which makes this a very friendly oddity indeed."^[7] CMJ New Music Monthly called North Pole Radio Station "the band's most skeletal album to date," writing that "for the most part, Pram's newfound economy yields brilliant results."^[8]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Rosie Cuckston; all music is composed by Pram.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Omnichord"	5:44
2.	"Cinnabar"	4:56
3.	"El Topo"	3:42
4.	"Bathysphere"	2:42
5.	"Fallen Snow"	5:22
6.	"The Clockwork Lighthouse"	4:43
7.	"Sleepy Sweet"	7:08
8.	"Cow Ghosts"	2:41
9.	"The Doors of Empty Cupboards"	4:59

Personnel[]

Rosie Cuckston – vocals, keyboards, omnichord
Matt Eaton - guitar, bass guitar, sampler, keyboards
Sam Owen – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, accordion, woodwind
Max Simpson – keyboards, sampler
Nick Sales – keyboards, guitar, woodwind, theremin, sampler
Daren Garratt – drums, percussion
Mark Butterworth – drums, percussion

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Pram | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Mason, Stewart. "North Pole Radio Station". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 622.CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Fowler, Shan. "Pram: North Pole Radio Station". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
^ "North Pole Radio Station". Spin. November 1998. p. 143.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Pram". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
^ "POP: ALBUM REVIEWS". The Independent. September 21, 2011.
^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 24, 1998 – via Google Books.

External links[]

North Pole Radio Station at Discogs (list of releases)

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[auto-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Pram | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[allmusic-2] Mason, Stewart. "North Pole Radio Station". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 622.CS1 maint: location (link)

[pitchfork-4] Fowler, Shan. "Pram: North Pole Radio Station". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

[5] "North Pole Radio Station". Spin. November 1998. p. 143.

[trouserpress-6] Sprague, David (2007). "Pram". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

[7] "POP: ALBUM REVIEWS". The Independent. September 21, 2011.

[8] "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 24, 1998 – via Google Books.

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