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Auscultate (album)
''Auscultate'' is the debut album by the Swedish Salt. Island Records released the album in the United States in 1996. The first single from the album was "Bluster", which was a modern rock radio hit. The band supported the album by touring with Local H. Production Singer Nina Ramsby wrote and sang in English, as she felt it was a more tuneful and more cryptic language. She double tracked her vocals and guitar parts. All of the songs are about personal relationships. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that Ramsby "is a controlled, forceful singer with no perceptible accent, a complicated persona (the sketchy lyrics say a lot) and emotion to burn." ''Spin'' thought that, "on 'Bluster', metal riffing pile-drives into flowing-pop choruses, while on 'So', doleful acoustic guitars buffet broken rhythms." The ''Los Angeles Times'' deemed the album "jagged, volatile songs with just enough of an arty edge to add intrigue." The ''Chicago Tribune'' opined that Salt "cobbles togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt (band)
Salt was a Swedish grunge/alternative rock band, who had one hit single from the album '' Auscultate'', "Bluster", in the United States in 1996. "So" was released as a second single from ''Auscultate'' but did not achieve the same level of success. Salt formed in 1992 after its members had played together informally, with others, at an art school. The group signed with Island Records in 1995, releasing the album ''Auscultate'' the following year; this album reached No. 33 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album's lead single, "Bluster", was a rock radio hit in America, reaching No. 21 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.Singles AllMusic The group released a collection of b-sides and unreleased material in 1997. Members *Nino Ramsby Nino Ramsby, born ''Nina'' Ramsby, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and musician from Stockholm. During the 1990s he was the vocalist and guitarist for the alternative rock band Salt. He was also part of the bands Baxter and Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |