''Up and Crumbling'' is an EP released by the American

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band

Gin Blossoms Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, ''New Miserable Experience'', and the first single released ...

on October 8, 1991. It was released after the Gin Blossoms signed with

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

and, while attempting to create a full-length album, ran into a creative drought during the recording sessions. According to the band's official website, the band recorded ''Up and Crumbling'' "on their own in hopes of rekindling the spark from '' Dusted'' that had been missing from the recent recordings."The Gin Blossoms' official web site
"Band"
. The songs from this EP were remastered and included on the 2002 deluxe edition of the band's breakthrough album, ''

New Miserable Experience ''New Miserable Experience'' is the second studio album by alternative rock band Gin Blossoms, released on August 4, 1992. The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews. However, nearly a year after its release the l ...

''.

Track listing

#"Mrs. Rita" (Jim Swafford,

Jesse Valenzuela Jesse Valenzuela (born May 22, 1962) is an American rock musician and singer who is perhaps best known as a member of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms. Valenzuela was originally the vocalist in Gin Blossoms when the band first formed in ...

) – 4:25 #"

Allison Road "Allison Road" is a song by the American alternative rock band Gin Blossoms. Background In 1989, Robin Wilson passed by a sign on his way to El Paso that read "Next Exit Allison Road." The friend with whom he was riding had a sister named Alli ...

" ( Robin Wilson) – 3:18 #"Angels Tonight" (

Doug Hopkins Douglas Owen Hopkins (April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993) was an American musician and songwriter. He co-founded Gin Blossoms, a popular modern rock band of the early 1990s, with Richard Taylor. He was the band's lead guitarist and a princ ...

) – 3:33 #"Just South of Nowhere" (Valenzuela) – 3:26 #"Keli Richards" (Hopkins, Bill Leen) – 3:04

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Up And Crumbling Gin Blossoms EPs 1991 debut EPs A&M Records EPs