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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Frigid Stars LP
| name = Frigid Stars LP
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Codeine (band)|Codeine]]
| artist = [[Codeine (band)|Codeine]]
| Cover = Codeine Frigid Stars LP.jpg
| cover = Codeine Frigid Stars LP.jpg
| alt =
| Released = August 1990 (Europe), Spring 1991 (US)
| Recorded = July-August 1990
| released = February 1991
| recorded = July–August 1990
| Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[slowcore]]
| Length = 41:15
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Glitterhouse Records|Glitterhouse]], [[Sub Pop]]
| Producer = Codeine, Mike McMackin
| genre = [[Slowcore]], [[indie rock]]
| Last album =
| length = 41:15
| label = [[Glitterhouse Records|Glitterhouse]], [[Sub Pop]]
| This album = ''Frigid Stars''<br/>(1990)
| producer = Codeine, Mike McMackin
| Next album = ''[[Barely Real]]''<br/>(1992)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Barely Real]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
'''''Frigid Stars LP''''' is the debut [[album]] by American [[indie rock]] band [[Codeine (band)|Codeine]]. It was released in February 1991 on [[Glitterhouse Records|Glitterhouse]] in Europe and in May 1991 on [[Sub Pop]] in the United States.<ref name="frigidstarblog">{{cite web|url=https://numerogroup.com/blogs/stories/codeine-frigid-stars-lp|title=Codeine: Frigid Stars LP|publisher=[[The Numero Group]]|access-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926123709/https://numerogroup.com/blogs/stories/codeine-frigid-stars-lp|archive-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the [[slowcore]] genre.


"New Year's" is a [[cover version]] of a track co-written by [[Bitch Magnet]] singer [[Sooyoung Park]]. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band [[Seam (band)|Seam]]. Park is featured on the song "Summer Dresses", which can be found on the 2012 expanded [[reissue]] by the [[Record label|label]] [[The Numero Group]]. This edition also placed "3 Angels" to the fourth track on the album. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band [[Cave In]] and appears on their compilation album ''[[Anomalies, Vol. 1]]''. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/february-2011-1798224037|title=February 2011|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=February 2, 2011|access-date=December 23, 2015|last=Heller|first=Jason|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816170218/https://www.avclub.com/february-2011-1798224037|archive-date=August 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/frigid-stars-r4261 Frigid Stars LP - Codeine | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2score = (8.8/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16766-frigid-stars-barely-real-ep-the-white-birch/]</ref>
}}


The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]] from their 1979 album ''[[Live at the Witch Trials]]''.<ref name="frigidstarblog" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-albums-slowcore-masterpieces/|title=Five Easy Masterpieces: introductory albums to slowcore|website=[[Far Out (website)|Far Out]]|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2024|last=Potter|first=Jordan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521124435/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-albums-slowcore-masterpieces/|archive-date=May 21, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''''Frigid Stars LP''''' is the debut album by [[New York]] [[indie rock]]/[[slowcore]] band [[Codeine (band)|Codeine]]. It was released in August 1990 on [[Glitterhouse Records|Glitterhouse]] in Europe and in Spring 1991 on [[Sub Pop]] in the US.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12579/biography Codeine | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the [[slowcore]] and [[sadcore]] genres. It was chosen by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7150-sub-pop-20/ Pitchfork: Staff Lists: Sub Pop 20<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> "New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by [[Bitch Magnet]] singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band [[Seam (band)|Seam]]. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band [[Cave In]] and appears on their compilation album [[Anomalies, Vol. 1]]. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/february-2011,51203/ February 2011 | Music | Loud | The A.V. Club<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Critical reception==
The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song 'Crap Rap 2' by [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] from their 1979 album [[Live at the Witch Trials]].{{cn|date=December 2014}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frigid-stars-lp-mw0000086177|title=Frigid Stars LP – Codeine|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 23, 2015|last=Raggett|first=Ned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816165029/https://www.allmusic.com/album/frigid-stars-mw0000086177|archive-date=August 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Codeine: Frigid Stars / Slint: Spiderland / Steel Pole Bathtub: Tulip|magazine=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|date=March 23, 1991|last=Pouncey|first=Edwin|author-link=Savage Pencil|page=36}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16766-frigid-stars-barely-real-ep-the-white-birch/|title=Codeine: Frigid Stars / Barely Real EP / The White Birch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 28, 2012|access-date=December 23, 2015|last=Stosuy|first=Brandon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052721/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16766-frigid-stars-barely-real-ep-the-white-birch/|archive-date=December 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Codeine: Frigid Stars / Barely Real EP / The White Birch|magazine=[[Record Collector]]|issn=0261-250X|issue=549|date=October 2023|last=Pearlman|first=Mischa|page=95}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DBqo82GMV18C&pg=PA90|title=Diggin' in the Crates|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|issn=0886-3032|volume=28|issue=3|date=May–June 2012|access-date=April 23, 2016|last=Powell|first=Mike|page=90|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816165020/https://books.google.com/books?id=DBqo82GMV18C&pg=PA90|archive-date=August 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Codeine: Frigid Stars / 'Barely Real' EP / The White Birch|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issn=1368-0722|issue=315|date=August 2023|last=Milner|first=Jack|pages=40–42}}</ref>
}}
The ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' noted that "comparisons to Spacemen 3 and Galaxie 500 have been made, but Codeine is on a purer, more simplistic level."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matz |first1=Daniel |title=Sound Bites |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=June 21, 1991 |department=Weekend |page=21}}</ref> In 2008, ''Frigid Stars LP'' was chosen by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7150-sub-pop-20/|title=Sub Pop 20|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122145011/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7150-sub-pop-20/|archive-date=January 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All songs written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.
|all_writing = Codeine, except "New Year's", written by [[Sooyoung Park|S. Park]] and A. Mitchell

|title1 = D
# "D" – 4:27
|length1 = 4:27
# "Gravel Bed" – 3:58
|title2 = Gravel Bed
# "Pickup Song" – 2:44
|length2 = 3:58
# "New Year's" ([[Seam]] cover) – 3:34
|title3 = Pickup Song
# "Second Chance" – 4:45
|length3 = 2:44
# "Cave-In" – 3:37
|title4 = New Year's
# "Cigarette Machine" – 4:42
|note4 = [[Seam (band)|Seam]] cover
# "Old Things" – 4:59
|length4 = 3:34
# "3 Angels" – 4:51
|title5 = Second Chance
# "Pea" – 3:38
|length5 = 4:45
|title6 = Cave-In
|length6 = 3:37
|title7 = Cigarette Machine
|length7 = 4:42
|title8 = Old Things
|length8 = 4:59
|title9 = 3 Angels
|length9 = 4:51
|title10 = Pea
|length10 = 3:38
|total_length = 41:15
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = The Numero Group reissue bonus tracks
|title11 = Castle
|note11 = demo
|length11 = 4:29
|title12 = Skeletons
|note12 = demo
|length12 = 1:48
|title13 = 3 Angels
|note13 = demo
|length13 = 3:26
|title14 = Corner Store
|note14 = demo
|length14 =5:20
|title15 = Summer Dresses
|note15 = demo
|length15 = 1:56
|title16 = Pea
|note16 = acoustic
|length16 = 3:34
|title17 = Second Chance
|note17 = demo
|length17 = 4:13
|title18 = Pickup Song
|note18 = demo
|length18 = 2:37
|title19 = Cave-In
|note19 = demo
|length19 = 3:06
|title20 = Kitchen
|length20 = 2:15
|total_length = 73:59
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Codeine
* [[Chris Brokaw]] (drums, guitar)
* [[John Engle]] (guitar)
* [[Chris Brokaw]] – drums, guitar
* [[Stephen Immerwahr]] (bass guitar, vocals)
* John Engle – guitar
* [[Stephen Immerwahr]] – bass guitar, vocals, all instruments on demo versions of "Pea", "Second Chance", "Pickup Song", "Cave-In", and "Kitchen"

;Additional personnel
* Mike McMackin – piano on "Pea"
* Peter Pollack – drums on "Castle", "Skeletons", and "3 Angels"
* Sooyoung Park – bass on demo version of "Summer Dresses"

;Production
*Mike McMackin – production, recording
*Laura Larson – photography
*Tammi Colichio – cover art


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|17344|Frigid Stars LP|type=album}}

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Latest revision as of 01:00, 26 October 2024

Frigid Stars LP
Studio album by
Codeine
ReleasedFebruary 1991
RecordedJuly–August 1990
GenreSlowcore, indie rock
Length41:15
LabelGlitterhouse, Sub Pop
ProducerCodeine, Mike McMackin
Codeine chronology
Frigid Stars LP
(1991) 		Barely Real
(1992)

Frigid Stars LP is the debut album by American indie rock band Codeine. It was released in February 1991 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in May 1991 on Sub Pop in the United States.[1] The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore genre.

"New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam. Park is featured on the song "Summer Dresses", which can be found on the 2012 expanded reissue by the label The Numero Group. This edition also placed "3 Angels" to the fourth track on the album. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.[2]

The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by the Fall from their 1979 album Live at the Witch Trials.[1][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.8/10[6]
Record Collector[7]
Spin7/10[8]
Uncut8/10[9]

The St. Petersburg Times noted that "comparisons to Spacemen 3 and Galaxie 500 have been made, but Codeine is on a purer, more simplistic level."[10] In 2008, Frigid Stars LP was chosen by Pitchfork as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.[11]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell

No.TitleLength
1."D"4:27
2."Gravel Bed"3:58
3."Pickup Song"2:44
4."New Year's" (Seam cover)3:34
5."Second Chance"4:45
6."Cave-In"3:37
7."Cigarette Machine"4:42
8."Old Things"4:59
9."3 Angels"4:51
10."Pea"3:38
Total length:41:15
The Numero Group reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Castle" (demo)4:29
12."Skeletons" (demo)1:48
13."3 Angels" (demo)3:26
14."Corner Store" (demo)5:20
15."Summer Dresses" (demo)1:56
16."Pea" (acoustic)3:34
17."Second Chance" (demo)4:13
18."Pickup Song" (demo)2:37
19."Cave-In" (demo)3:06
20."Kitchen"2:15
Total length:73:59

Personnel

[edit]
Codeine
  • Chris Brokaw – drums, guitar
  • John Engle – guitar
  • Stephen Immerwahr – bass guitar, vocals, all instruments on demo versions of "Pea", "Second Chance", "Pickup Song", "Cave-In", and "Kitchen"
Additional personnel
  • Mike McMackin – piano on "Pea"
  • Peter Pollack – drums on "Castle", "Skeletons", and "3 Angels"
  • Sooyoung Park – bass on demo version of "Summer Dresses"
Production
  • Mike McMackin – production, recording
  • Laura Larson – photography
  • Tammi Colichio – cover art

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Codeine: Frigid Stars LP". The Numero Group. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Heller, Jason (February 2, 2011). "February 2011". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Potter, Jordan (March 29, 2024). "Five Easy Masterpieces: introductory albums to slowcore". Far Out. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Frigid Stars LP – Codeine". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Pouncey, Edwin (March 23, 1991). "Codeine: Frigid Stars / Slint: Spiderland / Steel Pole Bathtub: Tulip". NME. p. 36. ISSN 0028-6362.
  6. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (June 28, 2012). "Codeine: Frigid Stars / Barely Real EP / The White Birch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  7. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (October 2023). "Codeine: Frigid Stars / Barely Real EP / The White Birch". Record Collector. No. 549. p. 95. ISSN 0261-250X.
  8. ^ Powell, Mike (May–June 2012). "Diggin' in the Crates". Spin. Vol. 28, no. 3. p. 90. ISSN 0886-3032. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Milner, Jack (August 2023). "Codeine: Frigid Stars / 'Barely Real' EP / The White Birch". Uncut. No. 315. pp. 40–42. ISSN 1368-0722.
  10. ^ Matz, Daniel (June 21, 1991). "Sound Bites". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 21.
  11. ^ "Sub Pop 20". Pitchfork. July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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