Copacetic (Velocity Girl album)

Copacetic is an album by Velocity Girl, released in 1993. It is their first full-length album and features the singles "Crazy Town" and "Audrey's Eyes," both of which were given music videos. The album's title derives from an American slang word meaning "everything's ok".[9] Its sound is heavily influenced by shoegaze, a subgenre of indie rock. Kelly Riles described the recording of the album: "We mixed the album in a very different way than people would have expected us to—it's very rough sounding. It's a deliberate move away from the lighter production on the singles".[9]

Copacetic
Studio album by
Velocity Girl
Released1993
RecordedMemphis, 1993
GenreIndie rock, shoegaze
LabelSub Pop
Velocity Girl chronology
Velocity Girl
(1993)		 Copacetic
(1993)		 Simpatico
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
Lime Lizard(neutral)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin(mixed)[7]
The Washington Post(mixed)[8]

A review in Lime Lizard at the time of its release drew comparisons with My Bloody Valentine, stating "this could be the rejected demos for Isn't Anything".[5]

The album was listed among "75 Lost Classics" in the Spring 2007 issue of Magnet.[10]

Track listing
  1. "Pretty Sister" (4:59)
  2. "Crazy Town" (3:47)
  3. "Copacetic" (3:41)
  4. "Here Comes" (4:42)
  5. "Pop Loser" (2:24)
  6. "Living Well" (3:06)
  7. "A Chang" (5:48)
  8. "Audrey's Eyes" (3:02)
  9. "Lisa Librarian" (2:18)
  10. "57 Waltz" (2:49)
  11. "Candy Apples" (3:07)
  12. "Catching Squirrels" (5:42)

References
  1. Huey, Steve "Copacetic Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 24 October 2009
  2. Margasak, Peter (1993-05-13). "Velocity Girl Copacetic (Sub Pop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Velocity Girl". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. Ali, Lorraine (1993-04-09). "Copacetic". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. Grundy, Gareth (1993) "Velocity Girl Copacetic", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 59
  6. Diehl, Matt (1993) "Album Reviews: Velocity Girl - Copacetic", Rolling Stone, Issue 658
  7. Aaron, Charles (1993-04-01). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 96.
  8. Jenkins, Mark (1993-03-26). "'Copacetic' Hits a Decent Velocity". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  9. Bonner, Michael (1993) "Velocity Girl: Cop This", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 74
  10. Magnet Magazine's "75 Lost Classics": We Found Eight of Them (SubPop Records) Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine



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