Crumb - Ice Melt (Opaque Purple Vinyl) Christmas Shopping (Green Vinyl)

Crumb - Ice Melt (Opaque Purple Vinyl) Christmas Shopping (Green Vinyl)ICE MELT, Crumb's second LP, begins with a chaotic scene and ends with a lullaby. "Lyrically," says frontwoman Lila Ramani, "my goal was to return back down to earth from a strange, floating place, and write about real substances and beings that live on this planet." The sounds, too, feel more grounded and of this earth, evoking moods of both isolation and deep connection. Recorded to 2 inch tape by analog masters Jonathan Rado and Michael Harris, ICE

Shuckin' Sugar Blues

utilizing several of the band's own definitions of "space" (outer space

7 It Takes Two

13 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

" LP Packaging: 180-gram vinyl

Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein invited local Portland musicians to the studio

Even in a much colder climate

cyclical melodies he has become known for

fuckin’ FINALLY

Label: Real Gone

Nash & Young and the lovely confusion of the Lee Perry-produced Congos albums

They would go on to record another masterpiece in 1989's Doolittle but it's the gruesome glory of Surfer Rosa