Dandelion Gum

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Dandelion Gum
Dandelion gum.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
Recorded2004–2006
Genre Indietronica, synthpop, psychedelic pop, experimental, lo-fi
Length46:42
Label Graveface
Black Moth Super Rainbow chronology
The House of Apples and Eyeballs
(2006)
Dandelion Gum
(2007)
Eating Us
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Okayplayer (95/100) [2]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [3]

Dandelion Gum is the third studio album by Pennsylvania based experimental band Black Moth Super Rainbow, released on CD on May 22, 2007. A 2xLP edition was released on March 15, 2008; the first 1000 copies sold included double gatefold packaging, pink vinyl with gold splashes, and a bubblegum scratch-and-sniff cover, the first 500 of which were hand-numbered. In March, 2011 a deluxe re-issue with 14 "extra flavor" tracks was announced. [4]

Contents

Background

In 2006, an EP called Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods was released containing the song of the same name, as well as other songs that later appeared on Dandelion Gum. "Sun Lips" is the first track by Black Moth Super Rainbow to be accompanied by an official music video. In mid-2008, it was announced (via an update to the band's official website) that Tobacco would be releasing an album called Super Gum (Destroying Dandelion Gum), rumored to be a remix album.[ citation needed ] The cover for this album is a crop from a Garbage Pail Kids trading card, Stinker Belle, as found by Tom (aka Rokto) via tumblr.

Track listing

  1. "Forever Heavy" – 4:16
  2. "Jump into My Mouth and Breathe the Stardust" – 2:33
  3. "Melt Me" – 2:22
  4. "Lollipopsichord" – 1:32
  5. "They Live in the Meadow" – 2:33
  6. "Sun Lips" – 3:16
  7. "Rollerdisco" – 2:34
  8. "Neon Syrup for the Cemetery Sisters" – 2:52
  9. "The Afternoon Turns Pink" – 2:37
  10. "When the Sun Grows on Your Tongue" – 2:40
  11. "Spinning Cotton Candy in a Shack Made of Shingles" – 3:11
  12. "Drippy Eye" – 3:13
  13. "Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods" – 3:22
  14. "Caterpillar House" – 1:58
  15. "Wall of Gum" – 0:59
  16. "Untitled Roadside Demo" – 3:34
  17. "(Untitled Hidden Track)" – 3:10

Deluxe edition (2011)

No.TitleLength
1."The Dark Forest Joggers"1:33
2."Royal Firecracker Teeth"1:38
3."We Are the Pagans"2:12
4."All the Friends You Can Eat (original)"1:30
5."Happy Melted City"2:53
6."Another Place"2:24
7."Helium Tea"0:49
8."Lemon Lime Face"0:40
9."Twin of Myself (original)"3:21
10."Moody Day"2:49
11."Changing You All"2:14
12."Marshmallow Window"1:54
13."Untitled Roadside Demo (original)"1:48
14."Old Yes"1:39

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Okayplayer review". Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  3. Pitchfork review
  4. BMSR / TOBACCO STORE, archived from the original on 20 August 2012, retrieved 7 August 2013