Puressence (album)

Puressence is the first album by the English alternative rock band Puressence, released in 1996.[3][4]

Puressence
Studio album by
Puressence
Released29 April 1996
Recorded1996 at Angelshare Studios, Clwyd; Chapel Studios, Lincoln; The Cutting Room, Manchester and Monnow Valley, Rockfield
GenreArena rock, shoegazing[1]
Length43:58
LabelIsland
ProducerClive Martin
Puressence chronology
Puressence
(1996)		 Only Forever
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[2]

Critical reception

NME wrote that "this magnificent debut album – by turns both plaintive and gutturally anthemic – still stands as a towering miserablist masterpiece."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Mudriczki, Szuminski, Matthews and McDonald.

  1. "Near Distance" – 4:39
  2. "I Suppose" – 4:13
  3. "Mr Brown" – 5:02
  4. "Understanding" – 4:27
  5. "Fire" – 4:05
  6. "Traffic Jam in Memory Lane" – 3:16
  7. "Casting Lazy Shadows" – 3:36
  8. "You're Only Trying to Twist My Arm" – 4:27
  9. "Every House on Every Street" – 4:03
  10. "India" – 6:04

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References
  1. "Puressence - Puressence | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 318. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  3. "Puressence | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Walters, Sarah (December 28, 2007). "Homecoming show for Puressence". Manchester Evening News.
  5. "Unspun Heroes - Puressence, 'Puressence' | NME". March 12, 2010.
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