Tenterhooks (album)
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Tenterhooks is the third album by the American musician Chris Mars, released in 1995.[1][2] Its title comes from the tenterhooks used to stretch cloth.
Mars chose not to tour in support of the album; instead, a band named the Wallmen promoted it, placing a cardboard model of Mars onstage.[3]
Production
Produced by Mars, the album was recorded in his living room.[4][5] Mars's deal with Bar/None provided him with digital recording equipment.[6] Mars created the album artwork.[7]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Trouser Press noted the "new-found fascination with an odd amalgamation of styles that run from rap and jazz to disco and Midwestern surf-rock—complete with kettle drums, strings and found sounds."[5] Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "twisted, stylized, and strained, a concoction of decadent cocktail music."[8]
Stereo Review called it "left-field, eclectic Brit-styled pop."[9] Rolling Stone likened Mars's voice to that of Ray Davies.[10] The Toronto Sun considered "White Patty Rap" to be "a contender for party song of the year."[11]
AllMusic wrote: "As was evident on his first two releases, Mars has a distinctive voice, but the appeal of his vocals is limited, and it's likely only hardcore fans of his old band, the Replacements, would be willing to submit to it."[12]
Track listing
- "White Patty Rap"
- "Forkless Tree"
- "Mary"
- "Lizard Brain"
- "Hate It"
- "Brother Song"
- "Water Biscuits"
- "E.I.B. Negative"
- "Haunted Town"
- "Floater"
- "Cadaver Dogs"
- "New Day"
References
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