Gone Glimmering is the debut studio album of American indie rock band Chavez.[1][2] It was released via Matador Records on May 23, 1995.[3] The album was recorded over weekends in December 1994 and January 1995 at various locations with various producers/engineers (Bob Weston, Bryce Goggin and John Agnello).[4]

Gone Glimmering
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 1995
RecordedDecember 1994–January 1995
GenreIndie rock, noise rock
Length30:00
LabelMatador
Producer
Chavez chronology
Gone Glimmering
(1995)
Ride the Fader
(1996)

A music video was released for the track "Break Up Your Band".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Great Indie Discography7/10[7]
Kerrang!     [8]
MusicHound Rock     [9]
Pitchfork8.6/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [11]

Billboard wrote that "no debut of late combines guts and gray matter quite as fluently as this New York quartet's killer blast of postnoise rock."[12] The Albuquerque Tribune called it "a big load of rock, pounded with a New York Noise mallet."[13]

Track listing

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  1. "Nailed to the Blank Spot" - 2:07
  2. "Break Up Your Band" - 2:56
  3. "Laugh Track" - 3:58
  4. "The Ghost by the Sea" - 4:01
  5. "Pentagram Ring" - 2:26
  6. "Peeled Out Too Late" - 3:36
  7. "The Flaming Gong" - 1:53
  8. "Wakeman's Air" - 4:23
  9. "Relaxed Fit" - 4:39

Personnel

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Chavez

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References

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  1. ^ "Chavez". Trouser Press.
  2. ^ "Nightlife". New York. New York Media, LLC. September 25, 1995.
  3. ^ Helms, Colin (August 1995). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 24. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Chavez Gone Glimmering". matadorrec.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gone Glimmering Chavez". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Flaherty, Mike (June 23, 1995). "Gone Glimmering". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). "Chavez". The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ Meany (September 16, 1995). "Noize Pollution". Kerrang!. No. 563. EMAP. p. 41.
  9. ^ Moore, Lisa M. (1999). "Chavez". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 224. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  10. ^ Kandell, Steve (November 13, 2020). "Chavez: Gone Glimmering". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Bier, Jared (October 23, 2008). "Chavez - Gone Glimmering". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 25, 1995.
  13. ^ "Chavez, 'Gone Glimmering'". The Albuquerque Tribune. June 29, 1995. p. D7.