Arches and Aisles

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Arches and Aisles
SpinanesArchesandAisles.jpg
Studio album by
The Spinanes
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length42:31
Label Sub Pop
The Spinanes chronology
Strand
(1996)		Arches and Aisles
(1998)		 Imp Years
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Spin 8/10 [4]
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Arches and Aisles is an album by The Spinanes, released on September 23, 1998. The album features guest spots and co-production by John McEntire and vocals by Sam Prekop. [6] This is the only Spinanes album to not feature founding member and drummer Scott Plouf, who left the duo in 1997 to join Built to Spill.

Contents

Composition

Musically, Arches is considered "richly textured" chamber-rock [7] and indie rock. [8]

Critical reception and legacy

AllMusic's Michael Gallucci dubbed Arches the group's "least confining, and most listenable" record, noting their "more melodic and lyrically enticing" direction. [1] Spin applauded it, calling it "warm, thoughtful, and melodically gorgeous". [4]

Looking back at the Spinanes' discography, Trouser Press singled it out as "a superlative album of quietly remarkable songs". They acknowledged singer Rebecca Gates' "surefooted songwriting and achingly intimate alto vocals". [9] In 2008, near Sub Pop's 20th anniversary, Treble included it as one of the label's 20 essential releases. Staff writer Jeff Terich dubbed it "a bigger sounding, more sparkling affair" than its predecessors, as well as the Spinanes project's best work. [10] In 2016, it placed #46 on Pitchfork 's list of Pacific Northwest indie rock's 50 best albums. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Kid in Candy" – 4:33
  2. "Greetings from the Sugar Lick" – 4:18
  3. "72-74" – 3:06
  4. "Leisure Run" – 4:58
  5. "Love, the Lazee" – 4:27
  6. "Sucker's Trial" – 2:49
  7. "Slide Your Ass" – 1:50
  8. "Reach V. Speed" – 3:51
  9. "Den Trawler" – 4:05
  10. "Eleganza" – 4:15
  11. "Heisman Stance" – 4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from Arches and Aisles' liner notes [11]

The Spinanes

with:

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References

  1. 1 2 Gallucci, Michael. "Arches and Aisles - The Spinanes". AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "The Spinanes". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   9780312245603.
  3. ↑ Mnookin, Seth (1999-01-29). "Faithfull Collection Flawed; Chesnutt Shines". Palm Beach Post .
  4. 1 2 Gensler, Andy (August 1998). "The Spinanes: Arches and Aisles". Spin . SPIN Media LLC. p. 144.
  5. ↑ Giliberto, Richard (1998-09-27). "CD Reviews; Music". Sunday Age .
  6. ↑ "Arches and Aisles, The Spinanes, Music CD - Barnes & Noble". Music.barnesandnoble.com. 1998-06-23. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  7. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (August 28, 1998). "THE SPINANES: "ARCHES AND AISLES"". The Washington Post . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Pitchfork (September 6, 2016). "The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Spinanes". Trouser Press . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ Terich, Jeff (July 22, 2008). "Sub Pop Records: 20 Essential Albums". Treble. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Spinanes - Arches and Aisles". Discogs.



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