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Strand
Strand
Studio album by The Spinanes
Released	February 27, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Indie rock
Length	53:25
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Spinanes
The Spinanes chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
MusicHound Rock	^[1]
Spin	6/10^[5]

Strand is the second studio album by the American indie rock band The Spinanes, released in 1996 by Sub Pop.^[6]^[7]

Production

The album was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.^[4] Elliott Smith sings on two tracks.^[8]

Release and promotion

Strand was released on February 27, 1996, by Sub Pop.^[9] To promote the album, the band performed with two additional musicians at Lounge Ax in Chicago, Illinois, on March 26, 1996.^[10]

Critical reception

AllMusic praised the album's variety of instruments and the addition of guest vocalists.^[2] The Washington Post wrote: "With Rebecca Gates adding piano, organ and mellotron to her guitar, such hushed, atmospheric tracks as 'Madding' and 'Luminous' live up to their Cocteau Twinnish titles."^[11] Magnet wrote that the album "transcended [the band's] ragged Northwest-indie roots and gave Gates’ smart songwriting a dreamy, atmospheric sheen."^[8] Trouser Press wrote that "the album exists on another plane, a dreamstate rooted in studio experimentation not live practicality."^[12]

Track listing

"Madding" – 5:28
"Azure" – 3:51
"Lines and Lines" – 6:23
"Meridian" – 3:53
"Punch Line Loser" – 4:01
"Valency" – 3:26
"Luminous" – 6:03
"Oceanwide" – 5:40
"Winter On Ice" – 6:00
"Watch Down" – 4:23
"For No One Else" – 4:16

References

^ ^a ^b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1070.
^ ^a ^b Unterberger, Richie. "Strand – The Spinanes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
^ Slankard, Noah (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 91.
^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 662.
^ Huston, Johnny (April 1996). "The Spinanes: Strand". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 1. p. 113. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
^ "The Spinanes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 23, 1996 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Lost Classics: The Spinanes "Strand"". March 13, 2009.
^ "The Spinanes - Strand". Sub Pop. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ Meyer, Bill (1996-04-25). "Ragged But Right". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ Jenkins, Mark (March 29, 1996). "SPINANES' TEXTURES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ "Spinanes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.