Vanishing Point (Mudhoney album)
Vanishing Point is the ninth studio album by American rock band Mudhoney. It was released on April 2, 2013[1][2] as their sixth studio album release on Sub Pop.[3]
| Vanishing Point | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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Critical reception Edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Blurt | [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| NME | 8/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[11] |
| Q | [12] |
| Uncut | 8/10[13] |
| Under the Radar | [14] |
Vanishing Point received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a "weighted average" score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, and the album received a Metascore of 76, based on 20 reviews.[15] Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine affirmed that this is "a Mudhoney album through and through", which contains "no outright surprises sonically, but beneath the roar it's hard not to admire how their perennial piss-takes are subtly deepening and how their saturated superfuzz always sounds so good."[4] At Blurt, Mike Shanley evoked that "Mudhoney shows no sign of either calming down or tinkering with a good formula."[5] Marc Burrows of Drowned in Sound alluded to how that "while it's very much business as usual [...] groove-led-Stooges-acid-pop with added screaming [...] it sounds so gloriously Mudhoney it offers a thrill akin to Popping Candy fizzing in My Little Pony blood."[7]
Martyn Young of musicOMH proclaimed that the release "is such a vibrant and quintessential Mudhoney album makes it a real triumph."[9] At Mojo, Stevie Chick called it the "best of the bunch".[8] NME's Thom Gibbs claimed that the band was "putting the fun in grunge since 1988, Mudhoney drink from the familiar well of Iggy on their ninth album with outrageously enjoyable results."[10] Andrew Perry of Q found that the band are "pissed off, over-amped, just the right side of sloppy, shorn of the brass grafted into recent outings", which is "exactly like themselves."[12] At Uncut, Peter Watts told that the release "is a riot of dirty [...] yet never cluttered" that contains "Detroit riffs and Mark Arm's laconically enrage vocals."[13]
However, Matt Melis of Consequence of Sound stated that Mudhoney is "maturing without growing up," but this only "works here on a handful of tracks", which is because the album is "cleaning up the band’s early fuzz without sacrificing their trademark youthful irreverence."[6] At Under the Radar, Dan Lucas noted how "Vanishing Point is a reflection of the band's current creative mindset", and told that "what little credit can be afforded Vanishing Point is due to the album's lack of pretention", which is not very much because the listener needs only to "think Ash covering Nirvana and you'll have an idea of just how bad an idea this album is."[14]
Track listing Edit
All tracks written by Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Dan Peters, and Guy Maddison.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slipping Away" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "I Like It Small" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "What to Do with the Neutral" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Chardonnay" | 1:39 |
| 5. | "The Final Course" | 4:19 |
| 6. | "In This Rubber Tomb" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "I Don't Remember You" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "The Only Son of the Widow from Nain" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Sing This Song of Joy" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Douchebags on Parade" | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 34:06 | |
Personnel Edit
- Mark Arm (Vocals/Guitar) (Guitar On track 1, track 2, track 6,) (slide guitar on track 10)
- Steve Turner (Guitar) (Backing vocals on track 1, track 2, track 7)
- Dan Peters (Drums) (Guitar on track 2, Tambourine On track 3, track 7, track 8, glockenspiel on track 2)
- Guy Maddison (Bass) (Backing vocals on track 2)
- Johnny Sangster (Piano on track 2)
- Ty Bailie (Organ on track 2, track 9, clavinet on track 3)
- Backing Vocals on track 2: Sam Peters, Will Peters, Emily Rieman, Lacey Swain, Emily Nokes, Leiah Maupin, Johnny Sangster
- Ivan Schwartz (Synthesizers on track 5, track 6, theremin on track 5)
- Backing vocals On Track 7: Emily Rieman, Lacey Swain, Emily Nokes, Leiah Maupin
- Emily Rieman (Photography)
- Jeff Kleinsmith (Art direction)
Charts Edit
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 9 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 47 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] | 13 |
References Edit
- ^ "Mudhoney: Vanishing Point". Sub Pop. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ "Mudhoney Return With Sleazy Ninth Album 'Vanishing Point'". Spin. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ "Mudhoney - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 29, 2013). "Vanishing Point - Mudhoney : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Shanley, Mike (April 5, 2013). "Mudhoney – Vanishing Point". Blurt. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Melis, Matt (April 3, 2013). "Album Review: Mudhoney – Vanishing Point". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Burrows, Marc (April 5, 2013). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Chick, Stevie (2013). "Mudhoney: Vanishing Point". Mojo (May 2013): 86. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Young, Martyn (March 26, 2013). "Mudhoney - Vanishing Point". musicOMH. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Thom (April 2, 2013). "NME Album Reviews - Mudhoney - 'Vanishing Point'". NME. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Hyden, Steven (April 3, 2013). "Mudhoney: Vanishing Point". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Perry, Andrew (2013). . Q (May 2013): 106. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Watts, Peter (2013). "Mudhoney: Vanishing Point". Uncut (May 2013): 74. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Lucas, Dan (April 8, 2013). "Mudhoney: Vanishing Point (Sub Pop)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ Metacritic. "Critic Reviews for Vanishing Point". CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ "Mudhoney Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Mudhoney Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Mudhoney Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
External links Edit
- Vanishing Point on Subpop.com
- Vanishing Point Trailer on Youtube
- Mudhoney official website