Public Service Announcement (album)

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Public Service Announcement
Purling Hiss - Public Service Announcement.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Recorded2007 (2007)
StudioMike Polizze's home studio, Philadelphia, PA
Genre Indie rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, garage rock
Length41:13
Label Woodsist
Purling Hiss chronology
Hissteria
(2010)
Public Service Announcement
(2010)
Lounge Lizards
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [1]

Public Service Announcement is the third studio album by Purling Hiss, released on October 12, 2010, by Woodsist. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Polizze.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Run From the City"5:16
2."Porch Dude/Slight Return"4:21
3."Don't Even Try It"3:35
4."Bedroom"0:42
5."Ojos Locos"2:16
6."Gypsy"3:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Zor"1:58
2."Goodbye Blue"2:09
3."Beautiful Earth Creature"3:19
4."Malice in Wonderland"5:34
5."Doghouse"2:52
6."1976"4:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Public Service Announcement liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2010 Woodsist LP Woodsist047

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References

  1. Hockley-Smith, Sam (December 7, 2010). "Purling Hiss: Public Service Announcement". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. "Purling Hiss: Public Service Announcement > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. Bray, Ryan (October 1, 2014). "Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze: Always Changing". Consequence of Sound . Consequence Holdings, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. Public Service Announcement (sleeve). Purling Hiss. Warwick, New York: Woodsist. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)