North Pole Radio Station

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North Pole Radio Station
Pram - North Pole Radio Station.jpg
Studio album by
Released16 March 1998
RecordedColossal Studio in Birmingham, England
Genre Neo-psychedelia
Length41:57
Label Domino, Merge Records [1]
Producer Pram
Pram chronology
Music for Your Movies
(1996)
North Pole Radio Station
(1998)
Sleepy Sweet
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 6.3/10 [4]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

North Pole Radio Station is the fourth album by Pram, released in 1998. [1] [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The Independent wrote that Pram's "dark playfulness has a woozy ambience which makes this a very friendly oddity indeed." [7] CMJ New Music Monthly called North Pole Radio Station "the band's most skeletal album to date," writing that "for the most part, Pram's newfound economy yields brilliant results." [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rosie Cuckston; all music is composed by Pram.

No.TitleLength
1."Omnichord"5:44
2."Cinnabar"4:56
3."El Topo"3:42
4."Bathysphere"2:42
5."Fallen Snow"5:22
6."The Clockwork Lighthouse"4:43
7."Sleepy Sweet"7:08
8."Cow Ghosts"2:41
9."The Doors of Empty Cupboards"4:59

Personnel

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  8. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 24 September 1998 via Google Books.