Glum

by Giant Sand

Glum cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 August 1994
  • Label: Imago
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:09
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Howe Gelb, Malcolm Burn, Cheryl Allen, Trina Shoemaker, Indiosa Patsy Jean Gelb, John Convertino, Pappy Allen, Chris Cacavas, Mark Walton, Paula J. Brown, Harriet Allen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Howe Gelb's revolving collective Giant Sand presents a loose, lethargic blend of alt-country and dusty indie rock on 'Glum'. The album features a distinctive desert aesthetic, employing dark humor and a deeply pastoral, improvisational recording style.

Genres

Descriptors: death, noisy, dark-humor, desert, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Glum (5:07)
  2. Yer Ropes (5:00)
  3. Happenstance (5:08)
  4. Frontage Road (4:37)
  5. 1 Helvakowboy Song (3:04)
  6. Painted Bird (4:37)
  7. Spun (3:50)
  8. Left (5:01)
  9. Faithful (6:09)
  10. Bird Song (3:19)
  11. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (3:17)

Credits

  • Giant Sand - primary artist
  • Joey Burns - bass [usually acoustic]
  • Paula J. Brown - electric bass, written-by
  • Mark Walton - bass
  • Rainer - dobro [dobro slippage + wired]
  • Peter Holsapple - guitar [slender slide git], guitar [intro]
  • Lisa Germano - fiddle [intro]
  • Chris Cacavas - organ, written-by

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