Earwig (Blake Babies album)

Earwig
Studio album by
Blake Babies
Released1989
RecordedMarch 1988 – July 1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length39:39
LabelMammoth[1]
ProducerGary Smith[2]
Blake Babies chronology
Nicely, Nicely
(1987)		 Earwig
(1989)		 Sunburn
(1990)

Earwig is the second album by the Blake Babies, released in 1989.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar[2]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[8]

Trouser Press called the album "consistently attractive textured guitar pop."[1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "a strong debut."[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Juliana Hatfield except as noted.

  1. "Cesspool" – 3:16 (Hatfield, John Strohm)
  2. "Dead and Gone" – 3:47 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  3. "Grateful" – 3:07
  4. "You Don't Give Up" – 3:40
  5. "Your Way or the Highway" – 2:42
  6. "Rain" – 3:34 (Strohm)
  7. "Lament" – 3:27 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  8. "Alright" – 2:31
  9. "Loose" – 2:49 (The Stooges)
  10. "Take Your Head Off My Shoulder" – 1:26 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  11. "From Here to Burma" – 2:03 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  12. "Don't Suck My Breath" – 2:49
  13. "Outta My Head" – 2:02
  14. "Steamie Gregg" – 1:31
  15. "Not Just a Wish" – 1:44

Personnel

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, bass and guitar
  • John Strohm – guitar and vocals
  • Freda Boner (also known as Freda Love) – drums
  • Evan Dando – bass and backing vocals
  • Andrew Mayer – bass

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Blake Babies". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
  3. ↑ "Reunited Blake Babies revisit demo days - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Peter (October 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050.
  5. ↑ "Earwig Blake Babies". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 657.
  7. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 64.
  8. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 47.


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