''Drum'' is the first release from

art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an art ...

band

Hugo Largo Hugo Largo was an American musical group formed in 1984, known for their unique lineup: two bass guitars, a violin and singer/performance artist Mimi Goese. Their sound has been characterized as art rock, dream pop, ambient and avant-rock. Hist ...

. It was produced by

Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Poss ...

(who also provides backing vocals on two of the tracks) and released by

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

's record label, Opal Records, on January 1, 1988. It had originally been released by

Relativity Records Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered in ...

in shorter form as an EP in 1987. ''

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'' included it in a list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" in 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom by Land Records, and reissued by

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in 2005.

Track listing

# "Grow Wild" (

Mimi Goese Mimi Goese (last name rhymes with ''hazy'') is an American professional musician. Career Goese was the vocalist for dream pop band Hugo Largo. Solo Under the mononym "Mimi", she released a solo album, ''Soak'', on the Luaka Bop label, with contri ...

, Adam Peacock,

Hahn Rowe Hahn Rowe is an American violinist, guitarist, composer, and engineer/producer, involved in a wide range of projects. He also performs using the stage name Somatic. Career Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream pop, dream- ...

Tim Sommer Timothy Andrew Sommer (born March 5, 1962 in New York City) is an American music journalist, musician, record producer and former Atlantic Records A&R representative. Sommer was the bass player for the slowcore/dreampop band Hugo Largo. Mu ...

) - 3:46 # "Eskimo Song" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) - 3:42 # "Fancy" (

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

) - 4:18 # "Harpers" (Goese, Stipe) - 2:22 # "Scream Tall" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) - 3:17 # "Country" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) - 3:42 # "Eureka" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) - 3:13 # "Second Skin" (Goese, Sommer) - 3:16 # "My Favourite People" (Goese) - 0:55

Notes

"Fancy" is a cover of a song first released by

the Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...

on their album '' Face to Face''.

References

{{Authority control 1988 debut albums Albums produced by Michael Stipe All Saints Records albums