''Buildings and Grounds'' is the third studio album by
Papas Fritas
Papas Fritas (typically stylized as pApAs fritAs) was an American indie rock band that formed in 1992 and released three studio albums before breaking up in 2000. The band's name is Spanish for "fried potatoes" (specifically " French fries" in A ...
, released on Minty Fresh in 2000. In Australia it was distributed by local label
Half a Cow, their first release of a non-Aussie album since
Bettie Serveert
Bettie Serveert is a Dutch indie rock band. The name translates to "Bettie Serves", or "Service to Bettie", which is the title of a book written by Dutch tennis player Betty Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon Ladies Singles final in 1977.
...
's ''
Palomine
''Palomine'' is the debut studio album by Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert. It was released in October 1992 by Brinkman Records. The album was issued in the United Kingdom by the 4AD subsidiary label Guernica on 2 November 1992, and in the ...
'' five years earlier. It was the band's final studio album.
Critical reception
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The Austin Chronicle
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'' wrote that "the arrangements are particularly grin-inducing, with their headphone-ready little tweaks and snippets of synthesized smarts and fleshy string flourishes." ''
The Washington Post
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'' wrote that the band "doesn't overstate or over-embellish its material, relying on direct arrangements, bright tunes and the boy-girl vocal contrast between the band's two singers."
Track listing
#"Girl" (Tony Goddess) – 3:18
#"People Say" (Goddess, Shivika Asthana) – 4:26
#"Way You Walk" (Goddess) – 3:48
#"Vertical Lives" (Keith Gendel) – 3:39
#"What Am I Supposed to Do?" (Goddess) – 2:58
#"Far From an Answer" (Asthana, Goddess) – 4:56
#"I Believe in Fate" (Goddess) – 3:58
#"It's Over Now" (Asthana, Goddess) – 4:15
#"Questions" (Goddess) – 3:18
#"Beside You" (Asthana, Goddess) – 3:23
#"Another Day" (Goddess) – 3:03
#"I'll Be Gone" (Asthana, Ed Buck) – 3:30
#"Lost in a Dream" (Goddess) – 3:48
Personnel
* Shivika Asthana: drums, vocals
* Keith Gendel: bass, vocals
* Tony Goddess: guitar, piano, vocals
Production notes
Recorded at the Columnated Ruins (Gloucester, Mass.) and the Backporch and the Krackhaus (Somerville, Massachusetts). Engineered and mixed by Paul Sanni. Analog consultation by Paul Q. Kolderie. Mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE (Phoenix, Arizona).
References
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Papas Fritas albums
2000 albums