| The Dirt of Luck | ||||
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| Released | April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Matador [1] | |||
| Producer | Helium Adam Lasus [2] | |||
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The Dirt of Luck is the first full-length album from American indie rock band Helium. [3] [4] It was released in April 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus.
The album was partly recorded by Timony and Devlin, before bassist Ash Bowie joined the group. [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [11] |
| The Village Voice |  [12] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Best of all is the opener, 'Pat’s Trick,' a distorted, percussive exercise in sexual obsession made riveting by Timony’s fluttering-yet- powerful delivery." [3] Salon wrote that "the arcing melodies on notable Dirt of Luck songs such as 'Pat's Trick' and 'Honeycomb' contort like a kite twisting in the sky, as Timony's dusky voice and noisy guitar hum add a steadying presence." [13] Rolling Stone called the album an "off-kilter pop opus." [14] Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996 called it "a beacon of progressive noise-pop." [15]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pat's Trick" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Trixie's Star" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Silver Angel" | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Baby's Going Underground" | 6:24 |
| 5. | "Medusa" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Comet #9" | 2:09 |
| 7. | "Skeleton" | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Superball" | 2:35 |
| 9. | "All the X's Have Wings" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Oh, the Wind and Rain" | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Honeycomb" | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Flower of the Apocalypse" | 3:46 |
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