| Tenterhooks | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | Bar/None [1] | |||
| Producer | Chris Mars | |||
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Tenterhooks is the third album by the American musician Chris Mars, released in 1995. [2] [3] Its title comes from the tenterhooks used to stretch cloth.
Mars chose not to tour in support of the album; instead, a band named the Wallmen promoted it, placing a cardboard model of Mars onstage. [4]
Produced by Mars, the album was recorded in his living room. [5] [6] Mars's deal with Bar/None provided him with digital recording equipment. [7] Mars created the album artwork. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
Trouser Press noted the "new-found fascination with an odd amalgamation of styles that run from rap and jazz to disco and Midwestern surf-rock—complete with kettle drums, strings and found sounds." [6] Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "twisted, stylized, and strained, a concoction of decadent cocktail music." [10]
Stereo Review called it "left-field, eclectic Brit-styled pop." [12] Rolling Stone likened Mars's voice to that of Ray Davies. [11] The Toronto Sun considered "White Patty Rap" to be "a contender for party song of the year." [13]
AllMusic wrote: "As was evident on his first two releases, Mars has a distinctive voice, but the appeal of his vocals is limited, and it's likely only hardcore fans of his old band, the Replacements, would be willing to submit to it." [9]
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