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| Menergy | |
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| Studio album by The White Octave | |
| Released | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Recorded | Chase Park Transduction, Athens, Georgia |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Length | 45.03 |
| Label | Initial Records LBJ-81 |
| Producer | Bob Weston [1] |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
Menergy is the second album by The White Octave. [4] [5] It was released in 2001 by Initial Records.
Indy Week wrote that the album "aches with intelligently structured, sincerely emotive indie-rock a la D.C. post-punk, soaring and cresting across a variety of rhythms and combinations of bass/two-guitars/drums." [1] AllMusic called it "quirky, jangled nerdy rock with catchy riffs and a passionate demeanor." [2]
All tracks are written by Pedersen, Cohen, Hancock, Biggers. (Source: https://thewhiteoctave.bandcamp.com/album/menergy)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Constant Is Zero" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Splashed into Serpents" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Animal Chin" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "La Vista" | 7:05 |
| 5. | "Wait" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "The House Is Flatlined" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Powerlines" | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Move in Time" | 5:52 |
| 9. | "Weight" | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Menstrumental" | 3:34 |
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