Melt

by Straitjacket Fits

Melt cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 43:32
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The critically acclaimed sophomore album from the New Zealand outfit severely expands the sonic possibilities of the Dunedin Sound. The intricate, intensely melodic twin-guitar interplay of Shayne Carter and Andrew Brough perfectly bridges the gap between classic indie pop and the squalling textures of early shoegaze.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, melodic, distorted, guitar-driven, reverb-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Bad Note for a Heart (3:47)
  2. Missing Presumed Drowned (2:52)
  3. Melt Against Yourself (3:36)
  4. Headwind (3:24)
  5. Down in Splendour (3:41)
  6. A.P.S. (4:23)
  7. Quiet Come (3:22)
  8. Such a Daze (3:05)
  9. Skin to Wear (3:17)
  10. Hand in Mine (2:52)
  11. Roller Ride (3:09)
  12. Cast Stone (5:59)

Credits

  • Straitjacket Fits - primary artist, written-by
  • David Wood - bass
  • John Collie - cover, drums, percussion
  • Rick O'Neil - lacquer cut by [runout etching 鈸
  • Shayne Carter - vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Andrew Brough - vocals, guitar, keyboards, written-by
  • Helen Mountfort - cello
  • Rex Visible - guitar [themax mirage]

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