Velvet Hammer

For The Illinois politician nicknamed "the Velvet Hammer", see Michael Madigan.

Velvet Hammer
Studio album by Scrawl
Released	November 8, 1993 [1]
Length	37:11
Label	Simple Machines
Producer	Steve Albini
Scrawl chronology
Smallmouth (1990) Velvet Hammer (1993) Travel On, Rider (1996)

Velvet Hammer is a studio album by the American band Scrawl, released in November 1993 ^[2] by Simple Machines. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [7]

The New York Times wrote: "The music is sparse but strong; Marcy Mays's guitar and Sue Harshe's bass sometimes stand apart, sometimes mesh for buzzing riffs." ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Mother Wants To Know" (Marcy Mays)	3:20
2.	"Take a Swing" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)	3:54
3.	"Disappear Without a Trace" (Marcy Mays)	6:10
4.	"See" (Sue Harshe)	3:17
5.	"Face Down" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)	4:00
6.	"Tell Me Now, Boy" (Sue Harshe / Marcy Mays)	3:07
7.	"Drunken Fool" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	3:45
8.	"Prize" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	2:41
9.	"Blue Green Sea" (Marcy Mays)	2:50
10.	"Remember That Day" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	3:59

References

1. Jennings, Dave (October 9, 1993). "Velvet Overground". Melody Maker . Vol. 69, no. 41. IPC. p. 29.
2. Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Scrawl". The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 544. ISBN   9780862419134 – via Internet Archive.
3. "SHARPENED SCRAWL - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
4. "TrouserPress.com :: Scrawl". www.trouserpress.com.
5. "Velvet Hammer - Scrawl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
6. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 315.
7. "Velvet Hammer". EW.com.
8. Pareles, Jon (December 12, 1993). "No Cease-Fire In the Battle Of the Sexes". The New York Times. p. A36.