''Resolver'' is the third studio album by the

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band

Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, " Seether", that ...

. It was released on May 16, 2000, on Beyond Records, followed by an Australian release on December 6, 2002. The album was the first for the band after the departure of all the founding members but

Louise Post Louise Lightner Post (born December 7, 1966) is an American musician. She is best known for being a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, which she co-founded with Nina Gordon in 1993. Early life Post was born in St ...

, who became the band's sole frontwoman. Like their previous album, ''

Eight Arms to Hold You ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/Geffen Records. Release The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the workin ...

'', the title is inspired by

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; in this case, a play on the title of their 1966 album ''

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''.

Production

The album was produced by

Brian Liesegang Brian Liesegang (born February 10, 1970) is an American songwriter, producer, composer, guitarist and programmer, and a founding member of the industrial rock band Filter. Biography Liesegang was born in New York City, where his father Dr. Tho ...

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that ''Resolver'' is the album "in which Post and Veruca Salt blow past the years of snide hipster innuendo that somehow they just weren't good enough, a pop concoction cashing in on a trend (female-fronted alternative-rock bands) with a formulaic, bubblegum version of a once-revolutionary sound (the soft-loud dynamics, whispered verses and raging choruses of the Pixies, Nirvana and the Breeders)." ''

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'' thought that "what distinguishes ''Resolver'' is not a new style but a newfound consistency. Track for track, this is the band's catchiest album."

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted.

Personnel

*Louise Post -

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, vocals, production, artwork, layout design *

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- bass guitar, guitar, vocals *Stephen Fitzpatrick - guitar *Matt Walker -

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* Eric Remschneider -

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*Scott Pazera - additional guitars *Brian Liesegang - programming, production, editing *Travis King - engineering, production assistant, sound design, cover art, cover image *Joe Barresi - mixing *Howie Weinberg - mastering *Randy Nicklaus - A&R *Scott Steiner - programming, editing *Chad Adams - engineering, editing *Joe Wohlmuth - assistant *Joshua Shapera - assistant

Production

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

References

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