Headsparks

Headsparks
Studio album by
Seam
Released1992
RecordedAugust 1991
StudioDuck-Kee Studios (Raleigh, North Carolina)
GenreIndie rock
Length33:21
LabelHomestead
ProducerJerry Kee
Seam chronology
Headsparks
(1992) 		Kernel
(1993)

Headsparks is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Seam, released in 1992 by Homestead Records.[1][2]

Recording and release

Headsparks was recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck-Kee Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina, in August 1991.[3] The album was released in 1992 by Homestead Records.[4]

Critical reception

Headsparks was positively received by critics. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised Sooyoung Park's singing and guitar playing, saying that the record features "a blend that's at once powerful, heartfelt, and anthemic almost in spite of itself."[5] He considered "Sky City" and "Feather" to be the album's highlights.[5] Victoria Wheeler of Spin also enjoyed the album, commenting that Seam "gets slow but not lethargic, sensitive but not whiny, persistent but not nagging, confused but far from lost. Plus, the band pulls clever punches like pasting all that static-y haze over smartly tart, twangy, almost banjoish guitar."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seam unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Decatur" 3:20
2."Grain" 2:48
3."Sky City" 2:35
4."Pins & Needles" 3:22
5."Feather" 5:28
6."Atari" 3:09
7."King Rice" 3:05
8."New Year's"Lexi Mitchell, Sooyoung Park3:02
9."Shame"Mark Saltzman1:42
10."Granny 9x" 4:50

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock 500: Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 275.
  2. ^ True, Everett (Apr 11, 1992). "Stitch This! — Headsparks by Seam". Melody Maker. Vol. 68, no. 15. p. 30.
  3. ^ a b Headsparks (CD booklet). Seam. New York: Homestead Records. 1992. HMS177-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Denise Sheppard. "Seam". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. ^ a b Ned Raggett. "Headsparks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ^ Victoria Wheeler (June 1992). "Headsparks". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 3. p. 80. Retrieved 2016-04-13.