Handwriting is the debut album by the instrumental group Rachel's.[5][6] It was released in May 1995 on Quarterstick Records.[7]

Handwriting
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 1995 (U.S.)
RecordedSpring 1991 – October 1994
GenreChamber music, post-rock
Length43:50
LabelQuarterstick[1]
Rachel's chronology
Handwriting
(1995)
Music for Egon Schiele
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote: "Using vibes, winds and traps, 'M. Daguerre' is the closest to jazz the ensemble gets, but the song’s main theme gives way to effective, unsettling improv, as well as delicate passages led by [Rachel] Grimes’ piano and a string section."[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Southbound to Marion" – 3:11
  2. "M. Daguerre" – 11:28
  3. "Saccharin" – 7:04
  4. "Frida Kahlo" – 1:53
  5. "Seratonin" – 3:34
  6. "Full on Night" – 14:32
  7. "Handwriting" – 1:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Handwriting | Rachel's | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". touchandgorecords.com.
  2. ^ "Handwriting - Rachel's | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 731.
  4. ^ "Music Review: Rachel's - Handwriting". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ "Rachel's | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Day, Holly. "Chamber Pop". City Pages.
  7. ^ "Touch And Go's Rachel's Return For Sophomore Release". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 13, 1996 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Rachel's". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 December 2020.