Secret Swingers

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Secret Swingers
Studio album by
Versus
Released1996
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
LabelTeenBeat/Caroline Records[1]
ProducerNicolas Vernhes
Versus chronology
Deep Red
(1996) 		Secret Swingers
(1996) 		Two Cents Plus Tax
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Sun-Times[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

Secret Swingers is an album by the American indie rock band Versus, released in 1996.[6][7]

Production[]

The band added a second guitar player, James Baluyut, prior to the Secret Swingers recordings sessions.[2] The album was produced by Nicolas Vernhes, and was recorded over a month and a half.[8]

Critical reception[]

The Nashville Banner called the album "derivative of Sonic Youth," but wrote that "Versus still manages to bring its fair share of ideas to the table."[9] The Village Voice deemed it "as 'original' as guitar-bass-drums-vocals indie-rock music gets," declaring that "with equal boy and girl intensity, and ecstatic, near-schizophrenic tempo/volume changes, Versus have forged that rare commodity: a 'sound'."[8] The Sunday Times praised Fontaine Toups, writing that she "supplies the kind of motorised bass parts New Order's Peter Hook wouldn't have been ashamed of."[10]

AllMusic called the album "a superbly textured set more consistent and eclectic than anything else the band has done to date."[2] Magnet wrote that "Secret Swingers may not have been revolutionary, but like a good inside joke between friends, it stuck around."[11] Reviewing the band's 2010 album, On the Ones and Threes, Pitchfork thought that Versus' two Caroline releases "sound as close as most any other records to a definitive indie rock sound."[12]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Lose that Dress" 
2."Yeah You" 
3."Glitter of Love" 
4."Ghost Story" 
5."Use as Directed" 
6."Double Suicide (Mercy Killing)" 
7."Jealous" 
8."Shower Song" 
9."Angels Rush In" 
10."One Million" 
11."A Heart is a Diamond" 

References[]

  1. ^ "Versus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Secret Swingers - Versus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Williams, Kevin M. (December 1, 1996). "SPIN CONTROL". Chicago Sun-Times. Showcase. p. 14.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1197.
  6. ^ "Versus | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Thompson, Stephen (31 Oct 1996). "MORE 'WEEN SHOWS THAN YOU CAN WAVE A WITCH'S BROOM AT". Wisconsin State Journal. Rhythm. p. 9.
  8. ^ a b McGonigal, Mike (6 Aug 1996). "Suicide missionaries". The Village Voice. 41 (32): 59.
  9. ^ Gray, Michael (24 Oct 1996). "Versus". Nashville Banner. p. C4.
  10. ^ Lee, Stewart (1 Sep 1996). "VERSUS Secret Swingers Caroline". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Lost Classics: Versus "Secret Swingers"". Magnet. February 14, 2009.
  12. ^ "Versus: On the Ones and Threes". Pitchfork.
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