Frigid Stars LP

Frigid Stars LP
Studio album by Codeine
Released	August 1990 (Europe), Spring 1991 (US)
Recorded	July-August 1990
Genre	Indie rock, slowcore
Length	41:15
Label	Glitterhouse, Sub Pop
Producer	Codeine, Mike McMackin
Codeine chronology
Frigid Stars (1990) Barely Real (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10)[2]
Spin	(7/10)[3]

Frigid Stars LP is the debut album by New York indie rock band Codeine. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop in the US.^[4] The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore and sadcore genres. It was chosen by Pitchfork in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.^[5] "New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.^[6]

The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by The Fall from their 1979 album Live at the Witch Trials.

Track listing

All songs written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.

1. "D" – 4:27
2. "Gravel Bed" – 3:58
3. "Pickup Song" – 2:44
4. "New Year's" (Seam cover) – 3:34
5. "Second Chance" – 4:45
6. "Cave-In" – 3:37
7. "Cigarette Machine" – 4:42
8. "Old Things" – 4:59
9. "3 Angels" – 4:51
10. "Pea" – 3:38

Personnel

• Chris Brokaw drums, guitar
• John Engle guitar
• Stephen Immerwahr bass guitar, vocals

References

1. Frigid Stars LP - Codeine | AllMusic
3. Powell, Mike (May 2012). "Reissues". Spin. Vol. 28 no. 3. p. 90. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
4. Codeine | AllMusic
5. Pitchfork: Staff Lists: Sub Pop 20
6. February 2011 | Music | Loud | The A.V. Club