''Weeville'' is an album by
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
band
Tall Dwarfs
Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of Toy Love.
The band lacked a drummer, but would use household objects and han ...
, released in 1990. It was the band's first album, after almost a decade of EP-only releases.
The album was reissued, along with ''
Fork Songs
''Fork Songs'' is an album by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs released in 1991. Tracks 15 to 20 are bonus tracks on the CD, originally released in 1986 as Dogma (Tall Dwarfs album), Dogma EP.
Track listing
# "Dare To Tread"
# "We Bleed Love"
# "W ...
'', in 2005 by Cloud Recordings.
Production
The album was made possible by a grant from the New Zealand Arts Council.
Critical reception
''
Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...
'' called the album "unpretentious but insidiously great." ''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'' wrote that "the songs that endure are acoustically strummed with simple arrangements." The ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
'' called it "a ''Sgt. Pepper'' of low-tech innovation."
Track listing
#"Lag"
#"What More"
#"Breath"
#"Skin Of My Teeth"
#"Crawl"
#"Sign The Dotted Line"
#"Pirouette"
#"Lucky"
#"Bodies"
#"Mr. Broccoli"
#"Lie"
#"The Winner"
#"Rorschach"
#"Tip Of My Tongue"
#"Ozone"
#"Hallelujah Boy"
References
1990 albums
Tall Dwarfs albums
Flying Nun Records albums
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