Copacetic is an album by Velocity Girl, released in 1993. It is their first full-length album and features the singles "Crazy Town" and "Audrey's Eyes," both of which were given music videos. The album's title derives from an American slang word meaning "everything's ok".[9] Its sound is heavily influenced by shoegaze, a subgenre of indie rock. Kelly Riles described the recording of the album: "We mixed the album in a very different way than people would have expected us to—it's very rough sounding. It's a deliberate move away from the lighter production on the singles".[9]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Memphis, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, shoegaze | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[4] |
| Lime Lizard | (neutral)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | (mixed)[7] |
| The Washington Post | (mixed)[8] |
A review in Lime Lizard at the time of its release drew comparisons with My Bloody Valentine, stating "this could be the rejected demos for Isn't Anything".[5]
The album was listed among "75 Lost Classics" in the Spring 2007 issue of Magnet.[10]
Track listing edit
- "Pretty Sister" (4:59)
- "Crazy Town" (3:47)
- "Copacetic" (3:41)
- "Here Comes" (4:42)
- "Pop Loser" (2:24)
- "Living Well" (3:06)
- "A Chang" (5:48)
- "Audrey's Eyes" (3:02)
- "Lisa Librarian" (2:18)
- "57 Waltz" (2:49)
- "Candy Apples" (3:07)
- "Catching Squirrels" (5:42)
References edit
- ^ Huey, Steve "Copacetic Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 24 October 2009
- ^ Margasak, Peter (1993-05-13). "Velocity Girl Copacetic (Sub Pop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Velocity Girl". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Ali, Lorraine (1993-04-09). "Copacetic". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ a b Grundy, Gareth (1993) "Velocity Girl Copacetic", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 59
- ^ Diehl, Matt (1993) "Album Reviews: Velocity Girl - Copacetic", Rolling Stone, Issue 658
- ^ Aaron, Charles (1993-04-01). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 96.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (1993-03-26). "'Copacetic' Hits a Decent Velocity". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b Bonner, Michael (1993) "Velocity Girl: Cop This", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 74
- ^ Magnet Magazine's "75 Lost Classics": We Found Eight of Them (SubPop Records) Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Lost Classics: Velocity Girl "Copacetic", Magnet, 20 February 2009
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