Papas Fritas (album)

Papas Fritas
Studio album by
Papas Fritas
ReleasedOctober 10, 1995
Genreindie rock, pop music
Length36:07
LabelMinty Fresh
ProducerPapas Fritas
Papas Fritas chronology
Papas Fritas
(1995) 		Helioself
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[2]
CMJ(favorable)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

Papas Fritas is the debut album by Papas Fritas, released in 1995 on the Minty Fresh record label.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press editor Ira Robbins wrote that the group "...turns extraordinarily fetching pop concoctions like 'Lame to Be,' 'TV Movies,' 'Possibilities' and 'Smash This World' into disarmingly sophisticated and diverse small-scale charmers with abundant skill and no evidence of effort."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Guys Don't Lie" (Shivika Asthana, Tony Goddess) – 2:39
  2. "Holiday" (Goddess) – 2:49
  3. "Wild Life" (Goddess) – 3:16
  4. "Passion Play" (Goddess) – 3:04
  5. "TV Movies" (Asthana, Goddess) – 3:58
  6. "My Revolution" (Keith Gendel) – 2:45
  7. "Kids Don't Mind" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 0:51
  8. "Smash This World" (Goddess) – 2:49
  9. "Lame to Be" (Asthana, Goddess) – 2:48
  10. "Possibilities" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 2:21
  11. "My Own Girlfriend" (Goddess) – 1:59
  12. "Explain" (Goddess) – 3:41
  13. "Afterall" (Goddess) – 3:07

Personnel

  • Shivika Asthana: drums, vocals
  • Keith Gendel: bass, vocals
  • Tony Goddess: guitar, piano, vocals

Production notes

String arrangement on "Passion Play" by Tom Swafford (Swafford and Kathleen Derbyshire, violins; Heather Morehouse, viola; Sarah Thompson, cello). Engineered by Paul Sanni at Hi-Tech City (Somerville, Mass.). Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade at Fort Apache (Cambridge, Mass). Mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE (Phoenix, Ariz.). Photography by Anna Rappaport and Tim Leanse. Protection by Michael Hafitz. Thanks to Matt Hanks and Sunday Driver Records.

References

  1. ^ Papas Fritas at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312245603.
  3. ^ "Papas Fritas Review". Papasfritas.com. 1995. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 403.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 856.
  6. ^ "Papas Fritas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Papas Fritas". Retrieved 2011-07-14.