Umber (album)

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Umber
Bitch Magnet - Umber.jpg
Studio album by
Bitch Magnet
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1989
RecordedJune 14 – 15, 1989
StudioWaterfront Studios (Hoboken, New Jersey)
GenrePost-hardcore, noise rock
Length35:47
LabelGlitterhouse Records
ProducerBitch Magnet, Mike McMackin
Bitch Magnet chronology
Star Booty
(1988) 		Umber
(1989) 		Ben Hur
(1990)

Umber is the first full-length album by the American post-hardcore band Bitch Magnet. The band had added second guitarist David Gait since their previous year's release, the eight-song EP Star Booty. In 2004 Umber was listed in Mojo's "Lost Albums You Must Own".[1]

Release and reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Uncut5/5 stars[3]

Umber was first released in 1989 on LP by Glitterhouse Records with an all yellowish-umber colored cover with the band's name and album title set in a small bold font at its center. The record's 10 tracks were paired with the band's previous eight-song EP, Star Booty, and issued by Communion on cassette and CD that same year.

In 2011, Umber was remastered by Alan Douches and released in a box-set containing with the rest of the band's catalog.[4]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bitch Magnet

No.TitleLength
1."Motor"3:48
2."Navajo Ace"2:33
3."Clay"3:38
4."Joan of Arc"2:35
5."Douglas Leader"4:48
6."Goat-Legged Country God"3:05
7."Big Pining"3:17
8."Joyless Street"2:17
9."Punch and Judy"2:54
10."Americruiser"6:52

The 2011 box-set also contains alternate versions "Motor", "Joan of Arc", "Big Pining", "Joyless Street" and "Punch and Judy".

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lost Albums You Must Own". Mojo. March 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Umber". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. ^ columnist (March 2012). "Bitch Magnet: Umber". Uncut. p. 81.
  4. ^ "Albums: Bitch Magnet". Temporary Residence Limited. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

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