More Sad Hits

More Sad Hits
Studio album by Damon & Naomi
Released	1992
Recorded	Summer 1992 (1992)
Studio	Noise New Jersey (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Genre	Slowcore
Length	43:57
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
Damon & Naomi chronology
Pierre Étoile (1991) More Sad Hits (1992) The Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10 [2]
Q	[3]

More Sad Hits is the debut studio album by Damon & Naomi, released in 1992 by Shimmy Disc. ^{[4] [5]}

History

In 1991, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang had just completed a tour of the US with their band Galaxie 500 supporting Cocteau Twins, when Galaxie 500 guitarist/vocalist Dean Wareham quit the band, forcing the cancellation of an imminent Japanese tour. Krukowski and Yang had recorded three tracks before the split, and these were released as a 12" single under the name Pierre Étoile by Rough Trade in the UK in July 1991. ^[6] The duo then spent time working on their book publishing company Exact Change with no plans to return to recording, until producer Mark Kramer urged them back into the studio, resulting in the album, More Sad Hits. Kramer, who also played on the album, released it on his Shimmy Disc label in 1992, attributed too the duo Damon & Naomi.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, except "Memories" by Hugh Hopper and "This Changing World" by Jean-Claude Olivier.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"E.T.A."	3:50
2.	"Little Red Record Co."	5:16
3.	"Information Age"	2:47
4.	"Laika"	3:43
5.	"This Car Climbed Mt. Washington"	4:53
6.	"Memories"	2:53
7.	"Astrafiammante"	4:41
8.	"Boston's Daily Temperature"	2:36
9.	"(Scene Change)"	1:30
10.	"Sir Thomas and Sir Robert"	2:17
11.	"Once More"	5:24
12.	"This Changing World"	4:07

Personnel

Adapted from More Sad Hits liner notes. ^[7]

Musicians Kramer  – vocals, instruments, arrangements, production, engineering Damon Krukowski – vocals, instruments Naomi Yang – vocals, instruments, design

Production and additional personnel Michael Macioce – photography Man Ray  – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Shimmy Disc	CD, CS, LP	shimmy 058
	1997	Sub Pop	CD	SPCD 385
	1998	Rykodisc	CD	RCD 10439
	2008	20|20|20	CD, LP	202020.06

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Damon & Naomi: More Sad Hits > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. Clarke, Mia (September 19, 2008). "Damon & Naomi: More Sad Hits". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved March 11, 2016.
3. columnist (January 1993). "Damon & Naomi: More Sad Hits". Q : 80.
4. Sprague, David (2007). "Damon and Naomi". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 11, 2016.
5. "More Sad Hits – Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
6. Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography . Canongate. ISBN   0-86241-913-1.
7. More Sad Hits (booklet). Damon & Naomi. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1992.

External links

• More Sad Hits at Discogs (list of releases)