Copacetic (Velocity Girl album)
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Production
The album was produced by Bob Weston and was recorded over five days for less than $5,000.[4][5] Its sound is heavily influenced by shoegaze. Kelly Riles described the recording of the album: "We mixed the album in a very different way than people would have expected us to—it's very rough sounding. It's a deliberate move away from the lighter production on the singles".[3]
Critical reception
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The album was listed among "75 Lost Classics" in the Spring 2007 issue of Magnet.[9]
Track listing
- "Pretty Sister" (4:59)
- "Crazy Town" (3:47)
- "Copacetic" (3:41)
- "Here Comes" (4:42)
- "Pop Loser" (2:24)
- "Living Well" (3:06)
- "A Chang" (5:48)
- "Audrey's Eyes" (3:02)
- "Lisa Librarian" (2:18)
- "57 Waltz" (2:49)
- "Candy Apples" (3:07)
- "Catching Squirrels" (5:42)
References
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- ↑ a b Bonner, Michael (1993) "Velocity Girl: Cop This", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 74
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- ↑ Grundy, Gareth (1993) "Velocity Girl Copacetic", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 59
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- ↑ Magnet Magazine's "75 Lost Classics": We Found Eight of Them (SubPop Records) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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