| Headsparks | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
| Studio | Duck-Kee Studios (Raleigh, North Carolina) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 33:21 | |||
| Label | Homestead | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kee | |||
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Headsparks is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Seam, released in 1992 by Homestead Records. [1] [2]
Headsparks was recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck-Kee Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina, in August 1991. [3] The album was released in 1992 by Homestead Records. [4]
Headsparks was positively received by critics. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised Sooyoung Park's singing and guitar playing, saying that the record features "a blend that's at once powerful, heartfelt, and anthemic almost in spite of itself." [5] He considered "Sky City" and "Feather" to be the album's highlights. [5] Victoria Wheeler of Spin also enjoyed the album, commenting that Seam "gets slow but not lethargic, sensitive but not whiny, persistent but not nagging, confused but far from lost. Plus, the band pulls clever punches like pasting all that static-y haze over smartly tart, twangy, almost banjoish guitar." [6]
All tracks are written by Seam unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Decatur" | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "Grain" | 2:48 | |
| 3. | "Sky City" | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "Pins & Needles" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "Feather" | 5:28 | |
| 6. | "Atari" | 3:09 | |
| 7. | "King Rice" | 3:05 | |
| 8. | "New Year's" | Lexi Mitchell, Sooyoung Park | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Shame" | Mark Saltzman | 1:42 |
| 10. | "Granny 9x" | 4:50 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]
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