''Papas Fritas'' is the debut album by

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, released in 1995 on the

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record label.

Critical reception

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'' editor Ira Robbins wrote that the group "...turns extraordinarily fetching pop concoctions like 'Lame to Be,' 'TV Movies,' 'Possibilities' and 'Smash This World' into disarmingly sophisticated and diverse small-scale charmers with abundant skill and no evidence of effort."

Track listing

#"Guys Don't Lie" (Shivika Asthana, Tony Goddess) – 2:39 #"Holiday" (Goddess) – 2:49 #"Wild Life" (Goddess) – 3:16 #"Passion Play" (Goddess) – 3:04 #"TV Movies" (Asthana, Goddess) – 3:58 #"My Revolution" (Keith Gendel) – 2:45 #"Kids Don't Mind" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 0:51 #"Smash This World" (Goddess) – 2:49 #"Lame to Be" (Asthana, Goddess) – 2:48 #"Possibilities" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 2:21 #"My Own Girlfriend" (Goddess) – 1:59 #"Explain" (Goddess) – 3:41 #"Afterall" (Goddess) – 3:07

Personnel

* Shivika Asthana: drums, vocals * Keith Gendel: bass, vocals * Tony Goddess: guitar, piano, vocals

Production notes

String arrangement on "Passion Play" by Tom Swafford (Swafford and Kathleen Derbyshire, violins; Heather Morehouse, viola; Sarah Thompson, cello). Engineered by Paul Sanni at Hi-Tech City (Somerville, Mass.). Mixed by

Paul Q. Kolderie Paul Q. Kolderie is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with Pixies, Radiohead, Orangutang, Hole, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield, Wax, Warren Zevon, Uncle Tupelo, Throwing Muses, Morphine, the Mighty Mighty Bosstone ...

and

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at Fort Apache (Cambridge, Mass). Mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE (Phoenix, Ariz.). Photography by Anna Rappaport and Tim Leanse. Protection by Michael Hafitz. Thanks to Matt Hanks and Sunday Driver Records.

References

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