| Silver | ||||
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| Released | June 11, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 68:51 | |||
| Label | Grass [1] | |||
| The Wrens chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [3] |
Silver is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band The Wrens, released June 11, 1994. [4] [5]
Trouser Press wrote: "Frenetic guitar stylings in classic post-punk slapdash mode underpin most of the tracks; bassist Kevin Whelan, guitarists Greg Whelan and Charles Bissell and drummer Jerry MacDonnell take turns singing lead; the predominantly strained, nasal vocals render a lot of the lyrics indiscernible but lend a heartfelt charm." [6] The Morning Call wrote that the album shows "a musical depth unusual for a debut that has echoes of The Jam, XTC, The Cure and the Pixies." [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Propane" | 1:21 |
| 2. | "Napiers" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "From His Lips" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "What's a Girl" | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Darlin' Darlin'" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "6" | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Leather Side" | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Fuzz" | 0:27 |
| 9. | "Strange as Family" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Kevin's Hell" | 1:25 |
| 11. | "Minion" | 2:12 |
| 12. | "Crawling" | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Ruth/Learned in Space" | 5:56 |
| 14. | "William" | 2:16 |
| 15. | "Behold Me" | 2:27 |
| 16. | "Down to the Service" | 1:48 |
| 17. | "Dakota" | 3:09 |
| 18. | "Adanoi" | 2:10 |
| 19. | "Me, the Misser, the Late" | 4:06 |
| 20. | "Dust" | 1:55 |
| 21. | "Grey Complexion" | 2:35 |
| 22. | "Strengthless" | 7:31 |
| 23. | "Decided Girl/Broken" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 68:51 | |
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