A Def Needle in Tomorrow

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A Def Needle in Tomorrow
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
Genre Indie rock
Label Yep Roc
Producer Brian Paulson
The Comas chronology
Wave to Make Friends
(1999)
A Def Needle in Tomorrow
(2000)
Conductor
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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A Def Needle In Tomorrow is the second album from the American indie rock band the Comas. [2] [3] It was released in 2000 via Yep Roc Records. [4]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Brian Paulson. [5]

Critical reception

Indy Week wrote that the band's "cloudy, creamy, country-tinged dreampop—with violin by ... Margaret White, a strong female vocal presence, and a drummer toying with a sampler—stood out from the masculine rock energy that still pervaded Chapel Hill." [6] The Morning Star wrote that the Comas' "songs are awash in beautiful, hazy melodies, layers of guitar, keyboard fills and the sly, thin vocals of frontman Andy Herod." [5] PopMatters thought that it "hinted at greatness, even if it didn't always deliver." [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Herod.

No.TitleLength
1."Arena" 
2."Tiger in a Tower" 
3."Wicked Elm" 
4."All Over the School" 
5."Rancor" 
6."Sweet Sweet 69" 
7."Tired" 
8."Sister Brewerton" 
9."Centipedes" 
10."Free Burritos" 
11."Pa Mac" 

Personnel

References

  1. Unterberger, Richie. A Def Needle in Tomorrow at AllMusic
  2. "The Comas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS: MORE POLISH, LESS PASSION". Greensboro News and Record. October 25, 2000.
  4. "Comas A Def Needle In Tomorrow". exclaim.ca.
  5. 1 2 Staton, John (October 19, 2001). "Group is turning up the rock and just letting go". Morning Star: 10.
  6. Howe, Brian (November 18, 2020). "The Lost Era of Indie Rock: 20 Local Albums That Turned 20 in 2020". INDY Week.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "The Comas: Conductor". November 21, 2004.