The Pace Is Glacial

The Pace Is Glacial
Studio album by
Seam
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1998
RecordedDecember 1997 (1997-12) – January 1998 (1998-01)
StudioElectrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length48:30
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerBrian Paulson[1]
Seam chronology
Are You Driving Me Crazy?
(1995) 		The Pace Is Glacial
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[3]

The Pace Is Glacial is the fourth and final studio album by American indie rock band Seam. It was released in 1998 on Touch and Go Records.[4][5]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Seam "distills its no-frills guitar rock into a tight collection of creeper melodies and haunting ruminations on who-knows-what that are nonetheless emotionally resonant."[6] The Sunday Times thought that "while tiny fragments of noise circle the peripheries of 'Little Chang' and 'The Prizefighters', there's always a moment when the weirdness coalesces into an irresistible rock riff."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seam

No.TitleLength
1."Little Chang, Big City"4:54
2."Get Higher"3:03
3."Wig"1:31
4."Intifada Driving School"3:15
5."Kanawha"4:20
6."Nisei Fight Song"7:23
7."The Prizefighters"2:59
8."In the Sun"3:23
9."Inching Towards Juárez"6:28
10."Pale Marble Movie"5:26
11."Aloha Spirit"5:48

Personnel

Seam
  • Chris Manfrin – drums
  • Sooyoung Park – vocals, guitar
  • Reg Shrader – guitar
  • William Shin – bass guitar
Production and additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Siegler, Dylan (Sep 19, 1998). "Seam returns on 'Glacial'". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. pp. 11, 16.
  2. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "The Pace Is Glacial". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Mirov, Nick. "Seam: The Pace Is Glacial". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Sheppard, Denise (2007). "Seam". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Sherr, Sara (4 Dec 1998). "ALTERNATIVE CHOICE". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 76.
  6. ^ Rothschild, David (4 Oct 1998). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 8.
  7. ^ Lee, Stewart (27 Sep 1998). "Rock". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 19.