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1996 studio album by Imperial Teen
Seasick
Studio album by Imperial Teen
ReleasedMay 7, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreIndie pop
Length38:47
LabelSlash/London
ProducerSteve McDonald, Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen chronology
Seasick
(1996) 		What Is Not to Love
(1998)

Seasick is the debut studio album by the American band Imperial Teen, released on May 7, 1996, by Slash Records. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Recording and release

Seasick was recorded in one week after the band had been together for six months.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB+
The Guardian
NME8/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin9/10
The Village VoiceA−

Writing for Spin, Barry Walters praised the songwriting, stating that the "hooks are immediate, nearly non-stop, and the happy/sad lyrics draw you in with abstract intimacy." The New York Times concluded that "listening to Seasick is like listening to a beautifully arranged Beach Boys album with the lyrics changed to diatribes about how much the band hates sun, surfing and girls." The album was ranked number 24 in The Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.

In a retrospective review, AllMusic reviewer Ned Raggett felt that Seasick was "in many ways the lost Breeders album after Last Splash—brash, sharp-edged, taking no crap, and having good fun while doing so."

Track listing

  1. "Imperial Teen" – 4:56
  2. "Water Boy" – 1:37
  3. "Butch" – 4:28
  4. "Pig Latin" – 3:04
  5. "Blaming the Baby" – 2:15
  6. "You're One" – 3:23
  7. "Balloon" – 3:46
  8. "Tippy Tap" – 4:14
  9. "Copafeelia" – 4:33
  10. "Luxury" – 4:23
  11. "Eternity" – 3:54

References

  1. Mirkin, Steven (Mar 30, 1996). "Slash's Imperial Teen in motion with 'Seasick'". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 13. p. 21.
  2. ^ Walters, Barry (June 1996). "Imperial Teen: Seasick". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 3. p. 110. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  3. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Seasick – Imperial Teen". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  4. Flaherty, Mike (1996-05-10). "Seasick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  5. Sweeney, Kathy (1996-09-13). "Imperial Teen: Seasick (Slash/London)". The Guardian.
  6. Cigarettes, Johnny (1996-07-09). "Imperial Teen – Seasick". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. McDonnell, Evelyn (1996-05-16). "Imperial Teen: Seasick". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2002-05-28. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  8. Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Imperial Teen". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 403. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  9. Christgau, Robert (1996-09-17). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  10. Strauss, Neil (14 May 1996). "Realities of Living, Bad and Not". The New York Times. p. C13.
  11. "The 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1997-02-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-31.

External links

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