The Pace Is Glacial
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1998
RecordedDecember 1997 (1997-12)–January 1998 (1998-01)
StudioElectrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length48:30
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerBrian Paulson[1]
Seam chronology
Are You Driving Me Crazy?
(1995)
The Pace Is Glacial
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[3]

The Pace Is Glacial is the fourth and final studio album by American indie rock band Seam. It was released in 1998 on Touch and Go Records.[4][5]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Seam "distills its no-frills guitar rock into a tight collection of creeper melodies and haunting ruminations on who-knows-what that are nonetheless emotionally resonant."[6] The Sunday Times thought that "while tiny fragments of noise circle the peripheries of 'Little Chang' and 'The Prizefighters', there's always a moment when the weirdness coalesces into an irresistible rock riff."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seam

No.TitleLength
1."Little Chang, Big City"4:54
2."Get Higher"3:03
3."Wig"1:31
4."Intifada Driving School"3:15
5."Kanawha"4:20
6."Nisei Fight Song"7:23
7."The Prizefighters"2:59
8."In the Sun"3:23
9."Inching Towards Juárez"6:28
10."Pale Marble Movie"5:26
11."Aloha Spirit"5:48

Personnel

Seam
Production and additional personnel

References

  1. Siegler, Dylan (Sep 19, 1998). "Seam returns on 'Glacial'". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. pp. 11, 16.
  2. Cohen, Jonathan. "The Pace Is Glacial". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. Mirov, Nick. "Seam: The Pace Is Glacial". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  4. Sheppard, Denise (2007). "Seam". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. Sherr, Sara (4 Dec 1998). "ALTERNATIVE CHOICE". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 76.
  6. Rothschild, David (4 Oct 1998). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 8.
  7. Lee, Stewart (27 Sep 1998). "Rock". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 19.
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