| Start Packing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 12, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Soma, Chicago, Illinois Funhouse, Barton Boys' Ranch and Greene Street, New York, | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | Matador [1] | |||
| Producer | Run On [2] | |||
| Run On chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
Start Packing is the debut album by Run On, released in 1996 through Matador Records. [5] [6]
Trouser Press wrote that "the first half is winsomely melodic, while a more abrasively experimental (but still accessible) sonic approach dominates the latter portion." [7] Washington City Paper wrote that the album "bounces from combustible drone ’n’ squall ('Miscalculation') to dusty Velvet melancholy ('Doesn't Anybody Love the Dark') to sexy rhythmic grooves ('Go There')." [8] The Stranger deemed it "some of the most complex and beautiful work of the era." [9] The Chicago Reader called the album "superb," writing that "Sue Garner's sweet, languid, but most of all powerful vocals spin golden threads of melody while Alan Licht's nervy guitar rumbles beneath with purposeful noise and texture." [10]
All tracks are written by Run On.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tried" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Baap" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Go There" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "A to Z" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Miscalculation" | 1:33 |
| 6. | "In Strength" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Xmas Trip" | 1:56 |
| 8. | "Doesn't Anybody Love the Dark" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Tell Me" | 3:01 |
| 10. | "You Said" | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Coffee" | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Surprise" | 8:32 |
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