Joyride (Lida Husik album)

Last updated
Joyride
Lida Husik - Joyride.jpg
Studio album by
Lida Husik
ReleasedMarch 14, 1995
RecordedT.T.B. Studios, Wakefield, England
Zabriske Point Studios, New York City, NY
WGNS Studios, Washington D.C.
Genre Alternative rock
Length48:12
Label Caroline
Producer Beaumont Hannant, Kurt Ralske, Geoff Turner [1]
Lida Husik chronology
Evening at the Grange
(1994)		Joyride
(1995)		 Green Blue Fire
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Joyride is the fourth album by the singer/songwriter Lida Husik, released in 1995 through Caroline Records. [5] [6]

Contents

Production

The album was partly recorded at WGNS Studio, in Washington, D.C. [7]

Critical reception

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "one of the lost mini-masterpieces of the '90s." [4] Trouser Press wrote that "between the intricate vocal arrangements, the endless attractive music and Husik’s inventive playing, Joyride is the pinnacle of her pop art." [8] The Washington Post called the album "wispily psychedelic," writing that "there's little tension in its evocation of altered-state bliss." [1] Billboard wrote that "Husik's soft, sensual alto ... rises above the current bumper crop of girly voices." [9] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "a remarkably fluid song-cycle of sublety." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lida Husik, except "Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden (And It's Wintertime)," by The Dentists.

No.TitleLength
1."Joyride"2:38
2."Mother Richard"3:36
3."Glorious"4:47
4."Flower of the Hour"4:15
5."Midnight of Life"2:28
6."Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden (And It's Wintertime)"4:51
7."Star"5:23
8."Persinthia Lawdro and John"4:20
9."Sweet Lavender"3:58
10."Donkey Pot"3:46
11."Mickey Minnie"3:59
12."Dreamlake"4:11

Personnel

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

Related Research Articles

Look What the Rookie Did is the debut album by Canadian band Zumpano, released in 1995. The album is available for listening online. Videos were released for the singles "The Party Rages On" and "I Dig You".

The Dentists were an English indie rock band from the Medway towns in England, who were active from 1984 to 1995. The band's permanent members were Mick Murphy, Bob Collins (guitar) and Mark Matthews (bass). The band also had three different drummers: Ian Smith (1984–1986), Alun Jones (1986–1991) and Rob Grigg (1991–1995). All members participated in writing songs. Mark ('Jock') Reid was Mick Murphy's predecessor as lead singer for the band in 1983 when they were known as The Ancient Gallery.

<i>Junior Citizen</i> 1995 studio album by Poster Children

Junior Citizen is the fourth album by the American alternative rock band Poster Children, released in 1995.

<i>Wide Swing Tremolo</i> 1998 studio album by Son Volt

Wide Swing Tremolo is the third studio album by alternative country band Son Volt. It was released in 1998 on Warner Bros. Records.

New Sheets is the third and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Possum Dixon. It was released in 1998 on Interscope Records.

<i>F-Punk</i> 1995 studio album by Big Audio Dynamite

F-Punk is a studio album by Mick Jones' post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite, released in 1995. It was the first album to be released under the name of Big Audio Dynamite since 1989's Megatop Phoenix. The title is a pun on the funk group P-Funk, and is supposed to imply "Fuck punk." The album cover lettering takes influence from London Calling, one of Mick Jones' albums with The Clash, which in turn was a copy of Elvis Presley's debut album.

<i>Dirt Track Date</i> 1995 studio album by Southern Culture on the Skids

Dirt Track Date is an album by Southern Culture on the Skids, released in 1995. It was the band's first album for DGC Records. The band attracted some attention with the release of the song "Camel Walk".

<i>In Your Bright Ray</i> 1997 studio album by Grant McLennan

In Your Bright Ray is the fourth and final solo album, released in 1997, by Grant McLennan.

Lida Husik is an American Washington, D.C./ New York City-based musician, who was active mainly in the 1990s. She released three albums for New York–based label Shimmy Disc. She later signed a deal with Caroline Records/Astralwerks, releasing a psychedelic record for Astralwerks and a more folky record for Caroline Records. In her later years she moved to Los Angeles and signed to Alias Records, recording three records for them. Husik disappeared from the music scene until she self-released a new single to digital outlets in 2006.

<i>Bozo</i> (album) 1991 studio album by Lida Husik

Bozo is the debut studio album of the singer/songwriter Lida Husik, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc.

<i>Your Bag</i> 1992 studio album by Lida Husik

Your Bag is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Lida Husik, released in 1992 by Shimmy Disc.

<i>Fly Stereophonic</i> 1997 studio album by Lida Husik

Fly Stereophonic is the fifth album by the singer/songwriter Lida Husik, released in 1997 through Alias Records.

<i>Faith in Space</i> 1998 studio album by Lida Husik

Faith in Space is an album by the singer/songwriter Lida Husik. It was released in 1998 through Alias Records.

<i>Green Blue Fire</i> 1996 studio album by Husikesque

Green Blue Fire is an album by Lida Husik and Beaumont Hannant. It was released in 1996 through Astralwerks.

<i>Mad Flavor</i> 1999 studio album by Lida Husik

Mad Flavor is an album by the singer/songwriter Lida Husik. It was released in 1999 through Alias Records.

<i>Start Packing</i> 1996 studio album by Run On

Start Packing is the debut album by Run On, released in 1996 through Matador Records.

<i>Boneyard Beach</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Dish

Boneyard Beach is a 1995 album by Raleigh, North Carolina band Dish, led by singer and pianist Dana Kletter, on Interscope Records. The album was produced by John Agnello at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Interscope's VP, Tom Whalley, told Billboard magazine that "the high quality of songwriting in Dish and the sound of Dana's voice are two things that set this band apart."

Ruby Red is an album by the American alternative rock band the Dambuilders, released in 1995. It was the band's first major label album made up of completely new material.

That's What Love Songs Often Do is an album by the American alternative rock band Fig Dish, released in 1995. "Seeds" was the first single released from the album. That's What Love Songs Often Do was a commercial disappointment.

Me. Me. Me. is the only album by the American indie rock band Air Miami, released in 1995. It was recorded after the breakup of Unrest, the former band of guitarist Mark Robinson and bassist Bridget Cross.

References

  1. 1 2 Jenkins, Mark (March 5, 1995). "PJ HARVEY: ELECTRIC BLUE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Joyride". Allmusic. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 424.
  4. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 568–569.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 53. May 25, 1995.
  6. ↑ "Lida Husik | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Lida Husik's Post-Indie Joyride". Washington City Paper. March 17, 1995.
  8. ↑ "Lida Husik". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 22, 1995 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 20, 1995 – via Google Books.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.