Are You Driving Me Crazy?
| Are You Driving Me Crazy? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 20, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January 1995 | |||
| Studio | Idful, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, slowcore, emocore | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
| Producer | Brad Wood and Casey Rice | |||
| Seam chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Are You Driving Me Crazy? is the third album by Seam.[2][3] It was released in 1995 through Touch and Go Records.[4][5] The band promoted the album by touring with aMiniature and Versus.[6]
Production[edit]
The album was primarily produced by Brad Wood.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
The Chicago Reader called the album "a bleak statement of emotional strain embodied by guitars that mewl with melancholy, bitterness, and unsure resolve."[8] The Chicago Tribune noted that "the edgy guitar textures overlap with the understated melancholy in [Sooyoung] Park's voice and lyrics, a reflection of a tumultuous year that ended with a pressure-packed recording schedule."[9] The Gazette stated: "Nothing new to this kind of ache-based grandeur, but Seam's languorous guitar noise serves its songs, and not the other way around."[10]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Seam
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Berlitz" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Hey Latasha" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Port of Charleston" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Rainy Season" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Two Is Enough" | 5:29 |
| 6. | "Haole Redux" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Tuff Luck" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "Broken Bones" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Sometimes I Forget" | 6:05 |
| 10. | "Petty Thievery" | 3:26 |
Personnel[edit]
- Seam
- Chris Manfrin – drums
- Sooyoung Park – vocals, guitar
- Reg Schrader – guitar
- William Shin – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Bundy K. Brown – EBow on "Port of Charleston" and "Haole Redux"
- Jeff Divine – photography
- Julie Liu – trumpet, violin and backing vocals on "Rainy Season" and "Tuff Luck"
- Casey Rice – recording on "Tuff Luck" and "Sometimes I Forget"
- Brad Wood – recording
References[edit]
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Are You Driving Me Crazy?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Seam Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (April 27, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sheppard, Denise (2007). "Seam". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ Fort, Marc (4 May 1995). "The SEAM-y side of life". Austin American-Statesman. p. 10.
- ^ McCarthy, Megan (Jul 1995). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (23): 13.
- ^ Verna, Paul (Jul 22, 1995). "Album reviews — Are You Driving Me Crazy? by Seam". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 29. p. 56.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (May 25, 1995). "Seam/Aminiature". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Kot, Greg (7 Apr 1995). "AMONG THE LIVING". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. S.
- ^ Lepage, Mark (29 Apr 1995). "SEAM Are You Driving Me Crazy?". The Gazette. p. F3.
External links[edit]
- Are You Driving Me Crazy? at Discogs (list of releases)
