Placer Found is the first full-length recording by the American band Early Day Miners, released on Western Vinyl in 2000.[4][5] It was reissued by Secretly Canadian in 2020.[6]
| Placer Found | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, alternative rock, slowcore, post-rock, shoegaze | |||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | Western Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Early Day Miners | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Ox-Fanzine |  [3] |
Critical reception
editAllMusic called Placer Found "a fragile album of moody textures and minimalist, slow rock sound explorations."[1] Exclaim! wrote: "Like a two-headed beast that could be called Calexi-Low, these Miners are more interested in open spaces than the depths; no one could mistake this for music made by a big city band."[7] The Indianapolis Star deemed the album "a liquid dream of a record," writing that "the playing, never agitated or grandiose, challenges many definitions of rock guitar."[8]
Paste described the album as "glassy guitar tones, sedate tempos and a mood that took the slowcore template of Codeine and Low and adapted it for the emo generation."[6] Reviewing the reissue, Spin called the album "an essential catalyst for the new directions that Midwestern indie rock would take in the 21st century."[9]
Track listing
edit- "Placer Found" – 2:54
- "East Berlin at Night" – 6:47
- "Texas Cinema" – 5:11
- "In These Hills" – 8:55
- "Stanwix" – 7:32
- "Longwall" – 5:48
- "Desert Cantos" – 12:15
Personnel
edit- Dan Burton: vocals, guitar
- Joseph Brumley: guitar
- Rory Leitch: drums
- Kenny Chiders: bass
- Pete Skafish: bass
References
edit- ^ a b "Placer Found - Early Day Miners | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 196.
- ^ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
- ^ "Early Day Miners | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Ingalls, Chris (24 March 2020). "Early Day Miners' Debut 'Placer Found' Gets a New Life on Vinyl, PopMatters".
- ^ a b "Record Time: New & Notable Vinyl Releases (March 2020)". pastemagazine.com. March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Early Day Miners Placer Found". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Lindquist, David (28 Nov 2000). "Early Day Miners, Placer Found, Western Vinyl Records". The Indianapolis Star. p. E1.
- ^ "The 10 Best Reissues of 2020 (So Far)". Spin. June 17, 2020.