Mic City Sons is the third and final album by American indie rock band Heatmiser, released on October 29, 1996, through record label Caroline.

Mic City Sons
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996
Genre
Length38:35
LabelCaroline
Heatmiser chronology
Cop and Speeder
(1994)
Mic City Sons
(1996)

Recording

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Mic City Sons is the band's only recording for a major label; however, when individuals at Virgin Records learned the band might be on the verge of disbanding, the album was subsequently licensed for release through the smaller sister independent label Caroline Records (also an EMI subsidiary) and their independent distributor of the same name.[citation needed]

Content

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The title of the album is taken from a line in the ninth track, "Pop in G": "Mic city sons seem to dumb everything down".

On the album's style, Michael Frey of AllMusic noted "a decidedly more pop feel than its predecessors".[1]

Release

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Mic City Sons was released on October 29, 1996, through Virgin Records sub-label Caroline.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Pitchfork7.9/10[4]

Michael Frey of AllMusic called the album "an outstanding collection of diverse and invigorating tracks". Tracks "Pop in G" and "See You Later" were called "two of the best indie rock songs of the '90s". He finished by saying "Despite the success Heatmiser's members have achieved since their disbanding, it's unfortunate that this collective decided to split up just when they had reached such a creative peak."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Lucky"Elliott Smith2:50
2."Plainclothes Man"Smith3:28
3."Low-Flying Jets"Neil Gust2:50
4."Rest My Head Against the Wall"Gust3:31
5."The Fix Is In"Smith4:38
6."Eagle Eye"Gust2:18
7."Cruel Reminder"Gust2:41
8."You Gotta Move"Smith2:08
9."Pop in G"Smith3:18
10."Blue Highway"Gust2:48
11."See You Later"Smith3:43
12."Half Right" (hidden track)Smith4:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Frey, Michael. "Mic City Sons – Heatmiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. November 1996. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Smith, Ethan (November 1, 1996). "Mic City Sons". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Heatmiser: Mic City Sons: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
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