| Black Candy | ||||
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| Studio album by Beat Happening | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | K | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk | |||
| Beat Happening chronology | ||||
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Black Candy is the third album by indie pop band Beat Happening.
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Rock | 4/10 |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:1 |
Beat Happening promoted it with tours alongside Fugazi in 1990 and 1991.
Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that despite the titular song "kick critical ass," the remainder of the album "sounds like BH didn't actually know they were making it. Or that someone was taping the rehearsal."
Track listing
All tracks written by Beat Happening.
- "Other Side" – 3:35
- "Black Candy" – 3:00
- "Knick Knack" – 2:13
- "Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive" – 4:38
- "Gravedigger Blues" – 2:26
- "Cast a Shadow" – 2:31
- "Bonfire" – 3:12
- "T.V. Girl" – 2:31
- "Playhouse" – 2:30
- "Ponytail" – 3:27
Cover versions
Beat Happening's songs from Black Candy have been covered by other artists:
- Sonic Youth released a version of the album's title track featuring vocals by Kim Gordon.
- Both Cub and Yo La Tengo have rendered their own versions of “Cast A Shadow”.
References
Citations
- Lindsay, Cam (November 12, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Calvin Johnson Reluctantly Ranks Beat Happening's Records".
- Azerrad, Michael (December 1, 2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316247184 – via Google Books.
- "TrouserPress.com :: Beat Happening". www.trouserpress.com.
- Allmusic
- ^ Thompson 2000, p. 182
- "Review: Beat Happening — Black Candy" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 145. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
Sources
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-607-6.
External links
- Black Candy at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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