Fontanelle

by Babes in Toyland

Fontanelle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 August 1992
  • Label: Reprise
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:09
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Lori Barbero, Maureen Herman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, 'Fontanelle' is an incredibly abrasive, heavy explosion of grunge and noise rock. Babes in Toyland unleash a manic, intensely passionate performance driven by Kat Bjelland's raw, howling vocals and fiercely angry, aggressive guitar squalls.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, abrasive, female-fronted, ferocious, unpolished, harsh-vocals, female-vocals, distorted, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Bruise Violet (2:52)
  2. Right Now (2:19)
  3. Bluebell (2:22)
  4. Handsome & Gretel (1:50)
  5. Blood (2:44)
  6. Magick Flute (3:02)
  7. Won't Tell (2:27)
  8. Quiet Room (2:59)
  9. Spun (3:03)
  10. Short Song (0:41)
  11. Jungle Train (2:15)
  12. Pearl (1:56)
  13. Realeyes (2:51)
  14. Mother (3:13)
  15. Gone (2:28)

Credits

  • Babes In Toyland - primary artist, songwriter [all songs by]
  • Tom Recchion - art direction, design
  • Maureen Herman - bass
  • Lori Barbero - drums, vocals
  • Brian Paulson - engineer
  • John Azelvandre - engineer [additional recording assistant]
  • John Armstrong - engineer [mixing assistant]
  • Eric Anderson - engineer [recording assistant]
  • Kat Bjelland - guitar, vocals, producer
  • Debbie Gordon - management
  • Howie Weinberg - mastered by, mastering
  • Dave Ogilvie - mixed by
  • Cindy Sherman - photography by [front cover photo]
  • Michael Lavine - photography by [group photos]
  • Fredrik Nilsen - photography by [meat photograph]
  • Lee Ranaldo - producer

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