Offspeed and In There

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Offspeed and In There
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 1996 [1]
Genre Noise rock, psychedelic rock
Length48:34
Label Trance Syndicate
Producer King Coffey
Drain chronology
Pick Up Heaven
(1992)
Offspeed and In There
(1996)

Offspeed and In There is the second album by the American band Drain, released in 1996 through Trance Syndicate. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Spin named the album one of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96", writing that King Coffey mixes "snatches of sitar, Sadie, bird calls, the Boredoms, cockpit jabber, and himself goofing around on Middle Eastern stringed instruments." [5] The Dallas Observer listed the album as one of the 10 best Texas albums of 1996. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by King Coffey, except "Upright & Locked" by Erik Satie

No.TitleLength
1."Playground Twist"3:37
2."Burma Slowdrive"4:12
3."Return to Rosedale"4:06
4."Marrakesh: 3AM"4:22
5."A Bunch of Guys About to Turn Blue"3:29
6."Helicopters Are Burning"4:05
7."Saipan Murder Mystery"3:55
8."Stop Six"4:33
9."Wendy Will Win"4:48
10."The Nitrous Shuffle"3:42
11."In the Spring We Eat Cucumbers"2:59
12."Upright & Locked"4:46

Personnel

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  5. Aaron, Charles (Jan 1997). "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96". Spin. 12 (10): 61.
  6. Weitz, Matt (January 9, 1997). "Spirit of '96 – Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance". Dallas Observer. Music.