Anahata is a studio album by Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on June 10, 1999, by Quarterstick Records.[5][6]

Anahata
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)
RecordedJanuary 1999 (1999-01)
StudioElectrical Audio
(Chicago, IL)
GenrePost-hardcore, math rock
Length50:21
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerBob Weston
June of 44 chronology
Four Great Points
(1998)
Anahata
(1999)
In the Fishtank 6
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[4]

Critical reception

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Exclaim! called the album June of 44's "most satisfying outing to date, largely because they seem to have refocused their sweat and toil on writing songs — or riffs and motifs, to be more accurate."[7] Portland Mercury wrote that the band perfected "their squirrelly amalgam of post-rock and post-hardcore."[8] The Dallas Observer wrote that "the playing is uniformly excellent ([Doug] Scharin is one of rock's most underrated drummers) but not in the service of any particularly dynamic ideas."[9] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band's "tactic of flatly shouting its lyrics, often in unison, detracts from the musical backdrop."[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Fred Erskine, Sean Meadows, Jeff Mueller and Doug Scharin

No.TitleLength
1."Wear Two Eyes (Boom)"4:51
2."Escape of the Levitational Trapeze Artist"4:41
3."Cardiac Atlas"5:08
4."Equators to Bi-Polar"6:10
5."Recorded Syntax"5:01
6."Southeast of Boston"5:13
7."Five Bucks in My Pocket"4:06
8."Peel Away Velleity"15:12

Personnel

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Adapted from the Anahata liner notes.[11]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Quarterstick CD, LP QS64

References

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  1. ^ Frey, Tracy. "June of 44: Anahata > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ columnist (September 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Alternative Press: 101.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 726.
  4. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (June 7, 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "June of 44 : Anahata". Touch and Go Records. 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Robbins, Ira; Woodlief, Mark (2007). "June of 44". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "June of 44 Anahata". exclaim.ca.
  8. ^ "June of 44, Belonging". Portland Mercury.
  9. ^ Gross, Joe (August 26, 1999). "June of '44". Dallas Observer.
  10. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 4, 1999 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Anahata (booklet). June of 44. Chicago, Illinois: Quarterstick Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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