Umber (album)

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]

Umber
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)

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Uncut[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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