Red House Painters "Red House Painters" (1) (1993)

Red House Painters (1)
release date: May 24, 1993
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,78]
producer: Mark Kozelek
label: 4AD Records - nationality: USA

Tracklist: 1. "Grace Cathedral Park" - 2. "Down Through" - 3. "Katy Song" (4 / 5) - 4. "Mistress" - 5. "Things Mean a Lot" - 6. "Funhouse" - 7. "Take Me Out" - 8. "Rollercoaster" - 9. "New Jersey" - 10. "Dragonflies" - 11. "Mistress" (Piano Version) - 12. "Mother" - 13. "Strawberry Hill" - 14. "Brown Eyes"

2nd studio album by Red House Painters released on 4AD and produced by Mark Kozelek follows only 8 months after the band's debut, Down Colorful Hill (Sep. 1992). The self-titled album is often referred to as Red House Painters [Rollercoaster] with reference to the front cover as also the following album is without other title than the band name thus being referred to as Red House Painters [II], or: Red House Painters [Bridge].

All tracks are credited Mark Kozelek, and it's simply one of the band's best albums. I really like the shoegaze, and dream pop sound and the feel on this one, which may be typical for the productions on 4AD Records, although, it's not really a style related to later Kozelek albums.
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