Soft Bomb
Soft Bomb | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | Late 1991-Early 1992, Master Control Studios (Burbank); Strings on track 16 recorded February 7th at Capitol Studios (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Dunedin sound, jangle pop, indie pop | |||
Label | Slash Records | |||
Producer | Gavin MacKillop | |||
The Chills chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A-[2] |
Soft Bomb is an album by New Zealand group The Chills, released in 1992.[3][4][5] It was the follow-up to Submarine Bells, which had hit number 1 in New Zealand in 1990.
Released to good reviews, Soft Bomb was followed by a world tour with an enlarged Chills line-up. In the midst of their US tour, financial backing and promotion was withdrawn for the album and tour. This line-up of the band disintegrated and Martin Phillipps would take some time to rebuild the band. Phillipps parted company with Slash Records after this album and tour.
Production[]
Van Dyke Parks worked on the album, scoring "Water Wolves."[6]
Critical reception[]
The New York Times wrote: "Strange and majestic, these songs are Mr. Phillipps's attempt to test and reshape the possibilities of pop."[7] The Washington Post called it "a shimmering, buoyant pleasure."[8]
Track listing[]
All songs written by Martin Phillipps.
- "The Male Monster from the Id"
- "Background Affair"
- "Ocean Ocean"
- "Soft Bomb"
- "there is no harm in trying"
- "Strange Case"
- "Soft Bomb II"
- "So Long"
- "Song for Randy Newman etc."
- "Sleeping Giants"
- "Double Summer"
- "Sanctuary"
- "Halo Fading"
- "there is no point in trying"
- "Entertainer"
- "Water Wolves"
- "Soft Bomb III"
References[]
- ^ AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett (1992-06-30). "Soft Bomb - The Chills | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "CG: The Chills". Robert Christgau. 1992-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "'Soft Bomb': Hard Look at Rock". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1992.
- ^ "Chills". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock - Google Books. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Karen Schoemer (1992-06-28). "RECORDINGS VIEW; The Chills Turn Impossible Love to Dark Obsession - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (1992-10-09). "Warming Up To Chills, Freedy Johnston". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- 1992 albums
- The Chills albums
- Slash Records albums
- 1990s alternative rock album stubs