Whiteout (album)

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Whiteout
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)
RecordedThe Magic Shop, New York City
Greene Street, NYC
Genre Alternative rock
Label In the Red [1]
Producer Tore Johansson
Andy Gill
Boss Hog
Boss Hog chronology
Boss Hog
(1995)
Whiteout
(2000)
Brood X
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 3.1/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Spin 7/10 [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Village Voice Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [9]

Whiteout is an album by alternative rock band Boss Hog. [10]

Contents

Music

While previous Boss Hog albums were indelibly stamped with the guitar-heavy aesthetic of Jon Spencer, AllMusic critic Chris Handyside describes Whiteout as fully planned and led by Cristina Martinez. The results are a modernized version of the group's signature sound, "garage punk and new wave girl groups as refracted through a 21st century looking glass." [11] SPIN called it "ingeniously slicked-up garage pop." [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Boss Hog. [12]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Whiteout" Tore Johansson 3:07
2."Chocolate"Tore Johansson3:05
3."Nursery Rhyme"Tore Johansson3:57
4."Stereolight"Tore Johansson4:10
5."Fear for You" Andy Gill 3:30
6."Get It While You Wait"Andy Gill3:42
7."Jaguar"Andy Gill2:41
8."Itchy & Scratchy"Andy Gill3:54
9."Trouble"Boss Hog2:42
10."Monkey"Boss Hog1:56

Personnel

Musicians
Production

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