Hold Your Horse Is

Hold Your Horse Is
Studio album by Hella
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	November 2001
Genre	Math rock noise rock instrumental rock
Length	34:04
Label	5 Rue Christine
Producer	Hella
Hella chronology
Leather Diamond (2001) Hold Your Horse Is (2002) Falam Dynasty (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Ox-Fanzine	9/10 [2]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [3]
Stylus Magazine	B+ [4]

Hold Your Horse Is is the debut studio album by American math rock band Hella. It was released on March 19, 2002, through 5 Rue Christine, a sub-label of Kill Rock Stars. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It remains a highly influential album within the math rock genre. ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hella.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The D.Elkan"	0:43
2.	"Biblical Violence"	3:03
3.	"Been a Long Time Cousin"	3:50
4.	"Republic of Rough and Ready"	3:44
5.	"1-800-Ghost-Dance"	3:44
6.	"Brown Metal"	3:54
7.	"Cafeteria Bananas"	3:40
8.	"City Folk Sitting, Sitting"	7:06
9.	"Better Get a Broom!"	4:20

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes. ^[9]

Hella

• Spencer Seim - guitar
• Zach Hill - drums

Production

• Hella - production
• Aaron Prellwitz - engineer, mixing, recording
• Galen Baudhuin - assistant engineer
• George Horn - mastering

References

1. "Hold Your Horse Is - Hella - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
2. Imwiehe, Ulf (September 2002). "Review". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
3. Goldner, Sam (August 31, 2023). "Hella: Hold Your Horse Is (Deluxe Reissue)". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
4. Freelon, Deen (September 1, 2003). "Hella - Hold Your Horse Is - Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
5. "News". hellaband.com. June 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
6. Downs, Gordon (February 27, 2014) [originally published in 2004]. "Interview: Hella". Modern Fix. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
7. Gross, Joe (July 30, 2002). "Asristir Veildrioxe / Hold You Horse is / Final Foods". The Village Voice : 66.
8. Sacher, Andrew (July 24, 2023). "Hella's 'Hold Your Horse Is' gets deluxe 21st anniversary reissue (exclusive color vinyl)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
9. Hella (2002). Hold Your Horse Is (booklet). 5 Rue Christine. ger018.