Birdbrain (album)

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Birdbrain
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Studio album by
Released1990
Genre Alternative rock
Length45:06
Label Situation Two/Beggars Banquet
Producer Buffalo Tom, J Mascis, Sean Slade [1]
Buffalo Tom chronology
Buffalo Tom
(1988)
Birdbrain
(1990)
Let Me Come Over
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Birdbrain is the second album by American alternative rock band Buffalo Tom, released in 1990. [1] [5] J Mascis again assisted with production, alongside Sean Slade. Buffalo Tom singer/guitarist Bill Janovitz said that Mascis's influence probably accented the band's edgier side. [6]

Contents

The CD version includes a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "Heaven," as well as a live acoustic version of "Reason Why," a song from Buffalo Tom's self-titled debut album.

Track listing

All songs by Buffalo Tom except where noted

  1. "Birdbrain"
  2. "Skeleton Key"
  3. "Caress"
  4. "Guy Who is Me"
  5. "Enemy"
  6. "Crawl"
  7. "Fortune Teller"
  8. "Baby"
  9. "Directive"
  10. "Bleeding Heart"
  11. "Heaven (live acoustic)" (Richard Butler, Tim Butler)
  12. "Reason Why (live acoustic)"

Personnel

Buffalo Tom

with:

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