Believo!

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Believo!
EnonBelievo!.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2000
Genre indie rock
Length32:46
Label See Thru Broadcasting
Producer D Sardy [1]
Enon chronology
Believo!
(2000)
High Society
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10 [3]
Pitchfork Media 8.4/10 (reissue) [4]

Believo! is the debut album by the indie rock band Enon. [5] [6] It was released in 2000 on See Thru Broadcasting. [7] The second pressing of the vinyl edition included a bonus 7" record. The out-of-print album was reissued by Touch and Go Records in 2007. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Cincinnati CityBeat called the album "a rollicking slab of head-turning, style-juggling wax," writing that "a hydrant's flow of ideas percolate themselves into skewed pop songs." [9] Exclaim! wrote that "with a disparate fusion of down and dirty guitar rock aesthetic, funky vibes and totally organic grooves, this NYC-based trio could well be the North American answer to the Beta Band." [10] The Washington Post wrote that Believo! "is cutting-edge cut-up pop that surprises—in songs like 'Get the Letter Out'—by daring to be tuneful." [11] The Stranger deemed it "a punchy, melody-packed blend of techno, new wave, and pop punk." [12]

Track listing

  1. "Rubber Car" – 2:31
  2. "Cruel" – 2:33
  3. "Conjugate the Verbs" – 3:12
  4. "Believo!" – 2:09
  5. "Come Into" – 3:14
  6. "Matters Gray" – 3:25
  7. "Get the Letter Out" – 2:56
  8. "World in a Jar" – 3:16
  9. "For the Sum of It" – 5:11
  10. "Elected" – 1:41
  11. "Biofeedback" – 2:38

7"

  1. "To Whom It May Consume"
  2. "Suz EQ"

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