The Curse of Singapore Sling

The Curse of Singapore Sling (also known simply as The Curse Of) is the first studio album by the Icelandic neo-psychedelia band Singapore Sling. It was released in August 2002 by the record label Hitt.

The Curse of Singapore Sling
Studio album by Singapore Sling
Released	August 2002 (Iceland) 17 June 2003 (U.S.)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, noise pop
Length	41:00
Label	Hitt (Iceland) Stinky (U.S.)
Singapore Sling chronology
The Curse of Singapore Sling (2002) Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau

Background

An 8-track demo version of the opening track, "Overdriver", was made available online on the Iceland Airwaves music festival website in 2001, titled "Overdrive".

The closing track, "Dirty Water", was a cover version of the 1966 hit single by the garage rock band the Standells.

Edda (Hitt Records), the now-defunct Icelandic label, produced a music video for "Listen". No single was actually released. The black-and-white clip was directed by Arni Thor Jonsson from the Reykjavík studio Sagofilm and was released in Iceland on 22 October 2002. It shows girls from a volleyball league wearing bikinis and dancing.

Release

The album was released in August 2002 on CD by Hitt Records, and was licensed and released in the United States a year later by the independent label Stinky Records.

Track listing

1. "Overdriver" – 3:46
2. "Summer Garden" – 2:56
3. "Nuthin' Ain't Bad" – 3:38
4. "Midnight" – 5:33
5. "No Soul Man" – 4:21
6. "Roadkill" (instrumental) – 4:36
7. "Listen" – 4:31
8. "Heart of Chrome" – 3:07
9. "Chantissity" – 3:46
10. "Dirty Water" (The Standells cover) – 6:46

External links

• The Curse of Singapore Sling at Discogs (list of releases)