| Don't Tell Me Now | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Dub Narcotic | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | K Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Ek[1] | |||
| The Halo Benders chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Spin | 6/10[3] |
Don't Tell Me Now (1996) is the second studio album by the American indie rock group The Halo Benders.[4][5]
The album was released on K Records in 1996. It was recorded at Dub Narcotic, in Olympia, Washington. The catalog number is KLP 46.
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," praising the greatness of the band's "why-not imagination."[6] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "spirited throughout" and "a generally worthy follow-up."[7]
Track listing
All tracks by The Halo Benders
- "Phantom Power" – 1:51
- "Halo Bender" – 4:30
- "Mercury Blues" – 3:10
- "Bomb Shelter Pt.1" – 1:50
- "Bomb Shelter Pt.2" – 4:15
- "Volume Mode" – 3:18
- "Inbred Heart" – 2:13
- "Planned Obsolescence" – 4:40
- "Magic Carpet Rider" – 2:08
- "Blank Equation" – 3:17
- "Crankenstein" – 4:14
Personnel
- Calvin Johnson – vocals, guitar
- Doug Martsch - guitar, vocals, bass
- Phil Ek – organ on "Planned Obsolescence," additional drums on "Bombshelter Part Two," supervising engineer
- Wayne Flower - bass, drums
- Alex Knold - cello on "Blank Equation"
- Jen Smith – vocals on "Bombshelter"
- Beth Rangert - vocals on "Bombshelter"
- Ralph Youtz - drums, guitar
- Steve Fisk - keyboards
References
- ↑ "The Halo Benders". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Review: Don't Tell Me Now - The Halo Benders". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. February 10, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "DeLorean: The Halo Benders - Don't Tell Me Now (1996)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ↑ Roberts, Michael (October 16, 1997). "System's Abnormal". Westword.
- ↑ "Halo Benders". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. March 10, 1996 – via Google Books.
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