''The Glass Intact'' is the second album by the

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band Sarge. It was released in 1998 on

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. The album was somewhat of a breakout hit, getting a feature-length review at

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s "98 for '98."

Reception

Jason Ankeny of

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declared the album to be "a kind of apotheosis of '90s-era girl-punk", finding the album combined the "emotional intensity of

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, the melodic aggression of

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, and the sheer exuberance of Cub, yet their best trick of all is that they sound like an absolute original." Ankeny noted that Elizabeth Elmore "a gifted composer, an acute lyricist, and a nakedly honest vocalist", concluding that the album "is at heart a rock & roll album in the classic sense: cathartic, impassioned, and vividly alive." Stephanie Zacharek of ''Spin'' also noted the albums debt to

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music with its "explosive emotional intensity", finding the album "nervy, hopelessly seductive and hell-bent for trouble and heartache, ''The Glass Intact'' peers at the world through a very dark lens - but the sun, with its menace and warmth is never far from view.

Track listing

# Stall # A Torch # Beguiling # Charms and Feigns # Homewrecker # Half as Far # I Took You Driving # Fast Girls # The First Morning # Put in the Reel # To Keep You Trained

Credits

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. * Elizabeth Elmore - guitars, vocals, piano * Rachel Switzky - bass * Chad Romanski - drums * Pat Cramer - additional guitars on tracks 1, 3, 4, and 5 * Matt Allison - engineer, producer * Sarge - producer * Brendan Gamble - recording engineer on tracks 3, 5, and 9

References

1998 albums Sarge (band) albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub