Encendedor
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
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Encendedor is an album by the American band the Dambuilders, released in 1994.[1][2] Its title comes from the Spanish word for cigarette lighter.[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour and an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[4][5] "Smell" was released as a single, with the narrative of the accompanying music video based on the Chappaquiddick incident.[6] Another single, "Shrine", was a modest Modern Rock chart success.[7] The album was nominated for a Boston Music Award for "Debut Album of the Year".[8]
Production
[edit | edit source]The album was produced by the Dambuilders' guitarist, Eric Masunaga, with assistance from the rest of the band.[9] All four members contributed to the songwriting, although most of the tracks are rerecorded versions of older songs.[10][11] Joan Wasser's violin served as the rhythm guitar on some tracks; on others it was processed or run through effects.[12] Several songs incorporate screaming vocals.[13] Some songs touch on the band's roots in Hawaii: "Slo-Mo Kikaida" refers to the 1970s adaptation of Kikaider; "Kill Haole Day" is about the practice of hazing Caucasian students at the end of the Hawaiian school year.[14] "Shrine" is about a man who pines for a woman who loves L7.[15] "Idaho" and "Delaware" were among the 20 songs the band had written about states in the US.[16]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | (3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[17] |
The Washington Post noted that the Dambuilders "don't have a groove to hold their fragmentary compositions together; the album provides gusts of appealing songcraft, but is frequently becalmed between them."[18] The Record said that on half the album "the jagged-edge arrangements and surprising violin flourishes come off as unsuccessful attempts to divert attention from David Derby's dry vocals and the Dambuilders' lacklustre songwriting."[19] Rolling Stone stated that "the quartet creates a clash of melodic bass, edgy violin, dashing guitar and shifting drums that suggests a more rustic version of the Pixies."[14]
The Wisconsin State Journal called the album "a pulsating, often dazzling concoction, its songs both urgent and accessible."[20] Robert Christgau praised "Idaho" and "Copsucker" and said that the album's music was punk rock, while its song structures represented art rock sensibilities.[17] Spin said that "Wasser's wailing, symphonic swaths are all over... She's painterly and prickly".[21] The Daily Press included Encendedor on its list of the best albums of 1994, calling the Dambuilders "the new rock band of the year."[22] The Boston Herald considered Encendedor to be the second best "local" rock album of the year.[23]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Copsucker" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Smell" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Kill Haole Day" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Slo-Mo Kikaida" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Idaho" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Colin's Heroes" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Collective" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Shrine" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Delaware" | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Fur" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 39:14 | |
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