Freak Puke

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Freak Puke
Freak Puke-cdcover-.jpg
Studio album by
Melvins Lite
ReleasedJune 5, 2012
RecordedDecember 2011–January 2012
Genre Alternative rock
Length42:14
Label Ipecac
Producer Toshi Kasai, Melvins
Melvins Lite chronology
The Bulls & the Bees
(2012)
Freak Puke
(2012)
Everybody Loves Sausages
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 6.7/10 [2] =

Freak Puke is the eighteenth album by the Melvins, under the name Melvins Lite, released on June 5, 2012, through Ipecac Recordings. It is the first to feature one of the Melvins' alternate lineups with Trevor Dunn on standup bass.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Melvins, except where noted

Freak Puke track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Rip-Off" 5:52
2."Inner Ear Rupture" 1:56
3."Baby Won’t You Weird Me Out" 3:50
4."Worm Farm Waltz" 3:54
5."A Growing Disgust" 4:28
6."Leon Versus the Revolution" 2:47
7."Holy Barbarians" 2:31
8."Freak Puke" 2:46
9."Let Me Roll It" McCartney 4:30
10."Tommy Goes Berserk" 9:40
Total length:42:14

Vinyl version

Freak Puke was released on vinyl through Amphetamine Reptile Records in a box featuring the album cover. Inside would be a picture disc depicting the album cover on one side and one of five different artists on the other. The five artists chosen to provide the artwork were Skinner, Dave Cooper, Tara McPherson, Gary Taxali and Mackie Osborne.

Personnel

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Additional personnel

References

  1. Heaney, Gregory. Freak Puke at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. Currin, Grayson (June 12, 2012). "Melvins - Freak Puke". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 2, 2021.