The Dirt of Luck

The Dirt of Luck
Studio album by Helium
Released	April 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Indie rock, noise pop, alternative rock
Length	44:17
Label	Matador Records
Producer	Helium Adam Lasus
Helium chronology
Pirate Prude (1994) The Dirt of Luck (1995) Superball E.P. (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

The Dirt of Luck was the first full-length album from American indie rock band Helium. It was released in April 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Versus, Madder Rose, Clem Snide).

Track listing

1. "Pat's Trick" - 3:20
2. "Trixie's Star" - 2:44
3. "Silver Angel" - 2:54
4. "Baby's Going Underground" - 6:24
5. "Medusa" - 3:10
6. "Comet #9" - 2:09
7. "Skeleton" - 4:11
8. "Superball" - 2:35
9. "All the X's Have Wings" - 3:13
10. "Oh the Wind and Rain" - 5:29
11. "Honeycomb" - 4:22
12. "Flower of the Apocalypse" - 3:46

Personnel

• Mary Timony - Organ, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Xylophone
• Ash Bowie - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
• Shawn King Devlin - Percussion, Drums
• Adam Lasus - Producer, Engineer
• Greg Calbi - Mastering

Trivia

• The main guitar riff from "Skeleton" was later borrowed by Sonic Youth for the song "Sunday".

References

1. Phares, Heather. The Dirt of Luck at AllMusic
2. Ryan, Mo (29 June 1995). "The Dirt of Luck Review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Album Review: The Dirt of Luck". Retrieved 24 October 2014.