Watery, Domestic

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Watery, Domestic
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EP by
Pavement
ReleasedNovember 25, 1992
Recorded1992
GenreIndie rock, noise pop
Length11:27
LabelMatador (US), Big Cat (UK)
ProducerPavement
Pavement chronology
Slanted and Enchanted
(1992) 		Watery, Domestic
(1992) 		Westing (By Musket and Sextant)
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA–[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB–[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[4]
Spin1/1 star[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[6]

Watery, Domestic is an EP by Pavement.

The record marked the recording debuts of both Bob Nastanovich and Mark Ibold on percussion and bass respectively - although both had been touring members for some time, the debut album, Slanted and Enchanted and the preceding EPs had been recorded by a trio of Stephen Malkmus, Spiral Stairs and Gary Young. This EP came to mark the final time Young would record with the band. All four songs can also be found on Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, the liner notes to which identify a further 3 songs as having been recorded during the same session. As well as the standard CD and 12" vinyl releases, the record was also available as a 12" picture disc in the UK.

The image of the rooster on the cover was created by defacing the cover of the self-titled album by Ambergris, with the photographic rooster image by Stephen S Myers, American, born 1942. The art direction for the original rooster image was provided by Thom Williams.

"Texas Never Whispers" was sampled by Placebo for their song "Slave to the Wage" from their 2000 album Black Market Music. It was also recorded by Deadsy for their debut demo in 1995. Furthermore, the track was the inspiration for the name of Austin, Texas indie rock group .

"Frontwards" has been covered by both Cardiff-based indie-pop band Los Campesinos! and Hamilton Leithauser.[7]

"Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)" is often covered live by Yoni Wolf of the band Why?.

Track listing[]

  1. "Texas Never Whispers" – 3:08
  2. "Frontwards" – 3:16
  3. "Feed em to the Lions (Linden)" – 1:49
  4. "Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)" – 3:15

Personnel[]

  • Stephen Malkmus – guitar, lead vocals
  • Scott Kannberg – guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Young – drums
  • Bob Nastanovich – percussion, vocals
  • Mark Ibold – bass

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Watery, Domestic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Pavement". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  3. ^ Browne, David (1993-02-19). "Watery, Domestic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 624. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ Aaron, Charles (January 1993). "Pavement: Watery Domestic EP". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 67.
  6. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
  7. ^ KEXP live session.


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