Ice Melt

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Ice Melt
Ice Melt (Crumb album).jpg
Studio album by
Crumb
ReleasedApril 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
Length29:32
Label Crumb
Producer Jonathan Rado
Crumb chronology
Jinx
(2019)		Ice Melt
(2021)		 Amama
(2024)

Ice Melt is a studio album by Crumb, released on April 30, 2021. [1]

Contents

Production

The album was written over the course of two years, and was first demoed by Crumb frontwoman Lila Ramani in 2019. [2] It was recorded at a Los Angeles studio and produced by Jonathan Rado of Foxygen. [3] It was produced and released independently on the band's own label, Crumb Records. [4] [2]

Composition

The album features fluidity and water imagery. During recording, the band lowered a microphone protected by a condom into a bucket of water, so that they could produce an underwater sound effect. [5]

Release

The album was released on April 30, 2021. Three songs from the album were released as singles, including "Trophy", "BNR", and "Balloon". [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 80/100 [7]
Clash 7/10 [8]
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Pitchfork 7.5/10 [9]

The album has a score of 76 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [6] It received praise for layered instrumentals and strong vocals, [7] with some critics also writing favorably about its atmospheric songwriting. [9]

Nick Roseblade of Clash called it a "a delightful album filled with clever melodies and delicious vocals". [8]

Alex Cabre of DIY gave the album a more negative review, saying it "struggles to reach the same bright heights as its predecessor." He criticized the album as lacking direction or momentum.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Crumb.

Ice Melt track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Up & Down"3:23
2."BNR"3:01
3."Seeds"3:21
4."L.A."2:17
5."Gone"3:32
6."Retreat!"1:30
7."Trophy"3:12
8."Balloon"3:05
9."Tunnel (All That You Had)"3:37
10."Ice Melt"2:28
Total length:29:32

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Crumb Announce New Album Ice Melt". Pitchfork. April 14, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Martin, Josh (April 14, 2021). "Crumb announce new album 'Ice Melt'". NME. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Crumb announce sophomore album Ice Melt". Consequence. April 14, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "In Conversation: Crumb Talk Making Colorful Music in Dark Times". FLOOD. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hyland, Samuel (April 29, 2021). "Psychedelic Indie-Rock Band Crumb Comes Back Down to Earth". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Ice Melt by Crumb". Metacritic.
  7. 1 2 Sentz, Tim (May 3, 2021). "Album Review: Crumb – Ice Melt | Beats Per Minute". beatsperminute.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Roseblade, Nick (April 29, 2021). "Crumb - Ice Melt". Clash . Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Crumb: Ice Melt". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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