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| producer = [[Bob Weston]]; Brian Fellows; Paul McNamara |
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'''''Bubble & Scrape''''' is the fourth album by [[United States|American]] [[indie rock]] band |
'''''Bubble & Scrape''''' is the fourth album by [[United States|American]] [[indie rock]] band [[Sebadoh]]. It was released by [[Sub Pop]] in April 1993. |
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''Bubble & Scrape'' was the final Sebadoh album to feature songs composed by founding member [[Eric Gaffney]]. |
''Bubble & Scrape'' was the final Sebadoh album to feature songs composed by founding member [[Eric Gaffney]]. |
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Like its predecessor, ''[[Sebadoh III]]'', ''Bubble & Scrape'' features songwriting contributions from all three members: co-founders Gaffney and [[Lou Barlow]], and [[Jason Loewenstein]]. Unlike the first three official Sebadoh albums, however, Barlow's contributions are mostly [[electric guitar|electric]], with one exception being the [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] duet with [[Swirlies]] vocalist Seana Carmody, "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)." |
Like its predecessor, ''[[Sebadoh III]]'', ''Bubble & Scrape'' features songwriting contributions from all three members: co-founders Gaffney and [[Lou Barlow]], and [[Jason Loewenstein]]. Unlike the first three official Sebadoh albums, however, Barlow's contributions are mostly [[electric guitar|electric]], with one exception being the [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] duet with [[Swirlies]] vocalist Seana Carmody, "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)." |
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''Bubble & Scrape'' was the first Sebadoh album to be recorded entirely in a professional studio,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dn63 |title=Music |
''Bubble & Scrape'' was the first Sebadoh album to be recorded entirely in a professional studio,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dn63 |title=Music – Review of Sebadoh – Bubble And Scrape |publisher=BBC |access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref> marking a departure from the [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]], home-recorded sound of their previous albums. In addition to the greater use of electric guitars and the higher production value, the album features longer songs and more sophisticated song arrangements,<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last=Granzin |first=Amy |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11981-bubble-and-scrape-deluxe-edition/ |title=Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape Deluxe Edition | Album Reviews |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2008-07-09 |access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref> paving the way for their more polished future albums, starting with ''[[Bakesale]]'' in 1994. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=http://allmusic.com/album/bubble--scrape-r169440 |title=Bubble & Scrape |
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=http://allmusic.com/album/bubble--scrape-r169440 |title=Bubble & Scrape – Sebadoh |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1993-04-26 |access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' |
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| rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13206/reviews/3370558- |title=Album Review: Sebadoh – Bubble And Scrape (Expanded) |last=Ross |first=Daniel |date=2008-05-27 |website=[[Drowned in Sound]] |language=en |access-date=2018-12-26 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226232824/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13206/reviews/3370558- |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| rev2Score = A−<ref>{{cite web|last=Hawthorne |first=Marc |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/sebadoh-bakesale-deluxe-edition,57460/ |title=Sebadoh: Bakesale: Deluxe Edition | Music | Music Review |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> |
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| rev3Score = 9.2/10<ref name="pitchfork1"/> |
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| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sebadoh |title=link |publisher=Robertchristgau.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> |
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| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' |
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| rev4Score = 8/10<ref>{{ |
| rev4Score = 8/10<ref name="popmatters">{{Cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/sebadoh-bubble-and-scrape/ |title=Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape |last=Fiander |first=Matthew |date=2008-07-10 |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref> |
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| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sebadoh/albums/album/305309/review/5940783/bubble__scrape |title=Sebadoh: Bubble & Scrape |last=Hill |first=Trent |date=1993-09-02 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002045959/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sebadoh/albums/album/305309/review/5940783/bubble__scrape |archive-date=2007-10-02 |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref> |
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| rev6 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]'' |
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| rev6Score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bfuAAAAMAAJ |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |last1=Weisbard |first1=Eric |last2=Marks |first2=Craig |date=1995 |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |isbn=9780679755746 |language=en |author-link=Eric Weisbard}}</ref> |
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| rev6Score = 9.2/10<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/141840-sebadoh-bubble-and-scrape-deluxe-edition link] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712151809/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/141840-sebadoh-bubble-and-scrape-deluxe-edition |date=July 12, 2008 }}</ref> |
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| rev7Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|last=Fiander |first=Matthew |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/sebadoh-bubble-and-scrape/ |title=Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> |
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| rev8Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/sebadoh/bubble-and-scrape/19813/ |title=link |publisher=Prefixmag.com |date=2008-07-15 |accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> |
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| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sebadoh/albums/album/305309/review/5940783/bubble__scrape 9/2/93] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002045959/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sebadoh/albums/album/305309/review/5940783/bubble__scrape |date=October 2, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Critics praised the strength of Barlow compositions like "[[Soul and Fire]]" and "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)," and also noted Loewenstein's emergence as a songwriter.<ref>{{ |
Critics praised the strength of Barlow compositions like "[[Soul and Fire]]" and "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)," and also noted Loewenstein's emergence as a songwriter.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169440|pure_url=yes}}</ref> |
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It was ranked #9 in the ''[[NME|NME's]]'' "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" list in 2000. |
It was ranked #9 in the ''[[NME|NME's]]'' "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" list in 2000. |
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The album was especially well-reviewed upon its reissue in 2008, with Matthew Fiander of [[PopMatters]] writing, "It is an album that stands to benefit from a second life, and gives us as listeners the chance to hear a recording that we may remember but possibly overlooked the first time around."<ref name="popmatters" /> Amy Granzin of [[Pitchfork Media]] wrote that it "may be the band's holistic best [album]," and that it "marked the point at which Sebadoh's aesthetic evolved from 'quick, where's the [[Multitrack recording|four-track]]?' to reasonably well-crafted [[indie rock]]." |
The album was especially well-reviewed upon its reissue in 2008, with Matthew Fiander of [[PopMatters]] writing, "It is an album that stands to benefit from a second life, and gives us as listeners the chance to hear a recording that we may remember but possibly overlooked the first time around."<ref name="popmatters" /> Amy Granzin of [[Pitchfork Media]] wrote that it "may be the band's holistic best [album]," and that it "marked the point at which Sebadoh's aesthetic evolved from 'quick, where's the [[Multitrack recording|four-track]]?' to reasonably well-crafted [[indie rock]]."<ref name="pitchfork1"/> |
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The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition |
The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref> |
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==Singles== |
==Singles== |
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"Soul and Fire" was released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 1993, on [[CD]] and [[gramophone record|12" vinyl]] in the UK by [[Domino |
"Soul and Fire" was released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 1993, on [[CD]] and [[gramophone record|12" vinyl]] in the UK by [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]], and on [[gramophone record|7" vinyl]], featuring different track listing, in the U.S. by Sub Pop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sebadoh-and-suchlike.org/discography/sebadoh/singles.html |title=sebadoh – singles and eps |publisher=sebadoh and suchlike |access-date=2011-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826225615/http://sebadoh-and-suchlike.org/discography/sebadoh/singles.html |archive-date=2011-08-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Reissue== |
==Reissue== |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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# "[[Soul and Fire]]" (Barlow) |
# "[[Soul and Fire]]" (Barlow) – 3:46 |
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# "Two Years Two Days" (Barlow) |
# "Two Years Two Days" (Barlow) – 3:07 |
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# "Telecosmic Alchemy" (Gaffney) |
# "Telecosmic Alchemy" (Gaffney) – 2:15 |
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# "Fantastic Disaster" (Gaffney) |
# "Fantastic Disaster" (Gaffney) – 3:33 |
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# "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) |
# "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) – 2:20 |
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# "Sister" (Loewenstein) |
# "Sister" (Loewenstein) – 2:43 |
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# "Cliche" (Barlow) |
# "Cliche" (Barlow) – 2:27 |
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# "Sacred Attention" (Barlow) |
# "Sacred Attention" (Barlow) – 2:47 |
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# "Elixir Is Zog" (Gaffney) |
# "Elixir Is Zog" (Gaffney) – 2:06 |
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# "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) |
# "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) – 1:21 |
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# "Sixteen" (Loewenstein) |
# "Sixteen" (Loewenstein) – 1:29 |
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# "Homemade" (Barlow) |
# "Homemade" (Barlow) – 5:02 |
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# "Forced Love" (Barlow) |
# "Forced Love" (Barlow) – 3:19 |
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# "No Way Out" (Gaffney) |
# "No Way Out" (Gaffney) – 2:15 |
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# "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) |
# "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) – 2:56 |
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# "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)" (Barlow) |
# "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)" (Barlow) – 3:12 |
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# "Flood" (Loewenstein) |
# "Flood" (Loewenstein) – 1:34 |
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===Extra tracks (2008 reissue)=== |
===Extra tracks (2008 reissue)=== |
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# "Reject" (Barlow) |
# "Reject" (Barlow) – 2:23 |
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# "Sister" (Loewenstein) |
# "Sister" (Loewenstein) – 2:12 |
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# "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) |
# "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) – 2:07 |
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# "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) |
# "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) – 0:57 |
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# "Flood / Ken" (Loewenstein) |
# "Flood / Ken" (Loewenstein) – 2:07 |
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# "Messin' Around" (Gaffney) |
# "Messin' Around" (Gaffney) – 1:38 |
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# "Visibly Wasted II" (Gaffney) |
# "Visibly Wasted II" (Gaffney) – 1:31 |
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# "You Are Going Down" (Loewenstein) |
# "You Are Going Down" (Loewenstein) – 0:56 |
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# "Old Daze" (Loewenstein) |
# "Old Daze" (Loewenstein) – 1:32 |
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# "Part 1 |
# "Part 1 – Lou" (Barlow) – 4:28 |
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# "Part 2 |
# "Part 2 – Eric" (Gaffney) – 2:09 |
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# "Part 3 |
# "Part 3 – Eric" (Gaffney) – 1:45 |
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# "Part 4 |
# "Part 4 – Jason" (Loewenstein) – 2:23 |
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# "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) |
# "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) – 2:49 |
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# "Soul and Fire [acoustic demo]" (Barlow) |
# "Soul and Fire [acoustic demo]" (Barlow) – 2:13 |
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== Personnel == |
== Personnel == |
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'''Additional personnel''' |
'''Additional personnel''' |
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* Seana Carmody – Vocals |
* Seana Carmody – Vocals |
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* James SK Wān - Vocals |
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* [[Bob Weston]] – Engineer |
* [[Bob Weston]] – Engineer |
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Bubble & Scrape | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 26, 1993 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 46:48 | |||
Label | Sub Pop (original US release) Domino (original UK release + 2008 US/UK reissue) City Slang (Germany) | |||
Producer | Bob Weston; Brian Fellows; Paul McNamara | |||
Sebadoh chronology | ||||
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Bubble & Scrape is the fourth album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It was released by Sub Pop in April 1993.
Bubble & Scrape was the final Sebadoh album to feature songs composed by founding member Eric Gaffney.
Music
[edit]Like its predecessor, Sebadoh III, Bubble & Scrape features songwriting contributions from all three members: co-founders Gaffney and Lou Barlow, and Jason Loewenstein. Unlike the first three official Sebadoh albums, however, Barlow's contributions are mostly electric, with one exception being the acoustic duet with Swirlies vocalist Seana Carmody, "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)."
Bubble & Scrape was the first Sebadoh album to be recorded entirely in a professional studio,[1] marking a departure from the lo-fi, home-recorded sound of their previous albums. In addition to the greater use of electric guitars and the higher production value, the album features longer songs and more sophisticated song arrangements,[2] paving the way for their more polished future albums, starting with Bakesale in 1994.
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 9.2/10[2] |
PopMatters | 8/10[5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[7] |
Critics praised the strength of Barlow compositions like "Soul and Fire" and "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)," and also noted Loewenstein's emergence as a songwriter.[8]
It was ranked #9 in the NME's "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" list in 2000.
The album was especially well-reviewed upon its reissue in 2008, with Matthew Fiander of PopMatters writing, "It is an album that stands to benefit from a second life, and gives us as listeners the chance to hear a recording that we may remember but possibly overlooked the first time around."[5] Amy Granzin of Pitchfork Media wrote that it "may be the band's holistic best [album]," and that it "marked the point at which Sebadoh's aesthetic evolved from 'quick, where's the four-track?' to reasonably well-crafted indie rock."[2]
The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[9]
Singles
[edit]"Soul and Fire" was released as a single in 1993, on CD and 12" vinyl in the UK by Domino, and on 7" vinyl, featuring different track listing, in the U.S. by Sub Pop.[10]
Reissue
[edit]Bubble & Scrape was reissued by Domino in May, 2008, featuring 15 extra tracks.
The album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series, at Koko in London, in May, 2008, and at the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago in July, 2008.
Track listing
[edit]- "Soul and Fire" (Barlow) – 3:46
- "Two Years Two Days" (Barlow) – 3:07
- "Telecosmic Alchemy" (Gaffney) – 2:15
- "Fantastic Disaster" (Gaffney) – 3:33
- "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) – 2:20
- "Sister" (Loewenstein) – 2:43
- "Cliche" (Barlow) – 2:27
- "Sacred Attention" (Barlow) – 2:47
- "Elixir Is Zog" (Gaffney) – 2:06
- "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) – 1:21
- "Sixteen" (Loewenstein) – 1:29
- "Homemade" (Barlow) – 5:02
- "Forced Love" (Barlow) – 3:19
- "No Way Out" (Gaffney) – 2:15
- "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) – 2:56
- "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)" (Barlow) – 3:12
- "Flood" (Loewenstein) – 1:34
Extra tracks (2008 reissue)
[edit]- "Reject" (Barlow) – 2:23
- "Sister" (Loewenstein) – 2:12
- "Bouquet for a Siren" (Gaffney) – 2:07
- "Emma Get Wild" (Gaffney) – 0:57
- "Flood / Ken" (Loewenstein) – 2:07
- "Messin' Around" (Gaffney) – 1:38
- "Visibly Wasted II" (Gaffney) – 1:31
- "You Are Going Down" (Loewenstein) – 0:56
- "Old Daze" (Loewenstein) – 1:32
- "Part 1 – Lou" (Barlow) – 4:28
- "Part 2 – Eric" (Gaffney) – 2:09
- "Part 3 – Eric" (Gaffney) – 1:45
- "Part 4 – Jason" (Loewenstein) – 2:23
- "Happily Divided" (Loewenstein) – 2:49
- "Soul and Fire [acoustic demo]" (Barlow) – 2:13
Personnel
[edit]- Lou Barlow – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
- Eric Gaffney – Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Harp, Keyboards, Tape
- Jason Loewenstein – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums
Additional personnel
- Seana Carmody – Vocals
- James SK Wān - Vocals
- Bob Weston – Engineer
References
[edit]- ^ "Music – Review of Sebadoh – Bubble And Scrape". BBC. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ a b c Granzin, Amy (2008-07-09). "Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape Deluxe Edition | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason (1993-04-26). "Bubble & Scrape – Sebadoh". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Ross, Daniel (2008-05-27). "Album Review: Sebadoh – Bubble And Scrape (Expanded)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ a b Fiander, Matthew (2008-07-10). "Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Hill, Trent (1993-09-02). "Sebadoh: Bubble & Scrape". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r169440
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ "sebadoh – singles and eps". sebadoh and suchlike. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-09-30.