Hum's second album. A bit
rough around the edges, in a
high school notebook kind of way, which actually makes for an incredibly appealing
aesthetic. For me, anyway. This album is damn hard to find. It was out of print for a while, then re-released not long ago on the
Martians Go Home label, which as far as I know serves the sole purpose of releasing old Hum stuff. After extreme amounts of
searching, I finally found a copy a couple of years back. This album reminds me a lot of
high school, actually. And the winter. All Hum albums remind me of wintertime. Anyway, here's the track list:
1.
Iron Clad Lou
2.
Pinch & Roll
3.
Shovel
4.
Pewter
5.
Scraper
6.
Firehead
7.
Sundress
8.
Double dip
9.
Winder
10.
Diffuse (second release only)
Inside front cover reads:
The Wednesday whistle blasted and the cling-clang activity of the
#7 Orion mine9 slammed to a silent halt. Jostled into the lifter,
thought of the weekend ahead, knowing I would pass it as I had all the others, in the planet's
gravity rooms,
swilling beer, hands on the feelers,
watching Electra dance.