Anahata (album)

Anahata is a studio album by Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on June 10, 1999, by Quarterstick Records.[5][6]

Anahata
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)
RecordedJanuary 1999 (1999-01)
StudioElectrical Audio
(Chicago, IL)
GenrePost-hardcore, math rock
Length50:21
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerBob Weston
June of 44 chronology
Four Great Points
(1998)
Anahata
(1999)
In the Fishtank 6
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[4]

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album June of 44's "most satisfying outing to date, largely because they seem to have refocused their sweat and toil on writing songs — or riffs and motifs, to be more accurate."[7] Portland Mercury wrote that the band perfected "their squirrelly amalgam of post-rock and post-hardcore."[8] The Dallas Observer wrote that "the playing is uniformly excellent ([Doug] Scharin is one of rock's most underrated drummers) but not in the service of any particularly dynamic ideas."[9] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band's "tactic of flatly shouting its lyrics, often in unison, detracts from the musical backdrop."[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fred Erskine, Sean Meadows, Jeff Mueller and Doug Scharin.

No.TitleLength
1."Wear Two Eyes (Boom)"4:51
2."Escape of the Levitational Trapeze Artist"4:41
3."Cardiac Atlas"5:08
4."Equators to Bi-Polar"6:10
5."Recorded Syntax"5:01
6."Southeast of Boston"5:13
7."Five Bucks in My Pocket"4:06
8."Peel Away Velleity"15:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Anahata liner notes.[11]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Quarterstick CD, LP QS64

References

  1. Frey, Tracy. "June of 44: Anahata > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. columnist (September 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Alternative Press: 101.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 726.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. DiCrescenzo, Brent (June 7, 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. "June of 44 : Anahata". Touch and Go Records. 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. Robbins, Ira; Woodlief, Mark (2007). "June of 44". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. "June of 44 Anahata". exclaim.ca.
  8. "June of 44, Belonging". Portland Mercury.
  9. Gross, Joe (August 26, 1999). "June of '44". Dallas Observer.
  10. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 4, 1999 via Google Books.
  11. Anahata (booklet). June of 44. Chicago, Illinois: Quarterstick Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)
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