Seasick (album)

Seasick is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Imperial Teen, released on May 7, 1996 by Slash Records. The album received generally positive reviews from critics.

Seasick
Studio album by
Imperial Teen
ReleasedMay 7, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreIndie rock, indie pop
Length38:47
LabelSlash/London
ProducerSteve McDonald, Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen chronology
Seasick
(1996)		 What Is Not to Love
(1998)

Recording and release

Seasick was recorded in one week after the band had been together for six months.[1] It was released on May 7, 1996 by Slash Records.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME8/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin9/10[1]
The Village VoiceA−[8]

Writing for Spin, Barry Walters praised the songwriting, stating that the "hooks are immediate, nearly non-stop, and the happy/sad lyrics draw you in with abstract intimacy".[1] The album was ranked number 24 in The Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[9] In a retrospective review, AllMusic reviewer Ned Raggett felt that Seasick was "in many ways the lost Breeders album after Last Splash -- brash, sharp-edged, taking no crap, and having good fun while doing so."[2]

Track listing
  1. "Imperial Teen" – 4:56
  2. "Water Boy" – 1:37
  3. "Butch" – 4:28
  4. "Pig Latin" – 3:04
  5. "Blaming the Baby" – 2:15
  6. "You're One" – 3:23
  7. "Balloon" – 3:46
  8. "Tippy Tap" – 4:14
  9. "Copafeelia" – 4:33
  10. "Luxury" – 4:23
  11. "Eternity" – 3:54

References
  1. Walters, Barry (June 1996). "Imperial Teen: Seasick". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 3. p. 110. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "Seasick – Imperial Teen". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  3. Flaherty, Mike (1996-05-10). "Seasick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  4. Sweeney, Kathy (1996-09-13). "Imperial Teen: Seasick (Slash/London)". The Guardian.
  5. Cigarettes, Johnny (1996-07-09). "Imperial Teen – Seasick". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. McDonnell, Evelyn (1996-05-16). "Imperial Teen: Seasick". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2002-05-28. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Imperial Teen". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 403. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  8. Christgau, Robert (1996-09-17). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  9. "The 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1997-02-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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