It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water


It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water is the second studio album by American indie rock band The Microphones. First pressings of the album as an LP came in a gatefold sleeve with a pop-up, alternative front cover, and an insert with lyrics and a poster. A book of sheet music was also released.

Music and lyrics

Recorded at Dub Narcotic In Olympia, Washington, It Was Hot We Stayed in the Water is the first of the "elementral" trilogy, centering around the theme of water, fire and stone, respectively. Musically it features a dry, rough, heavy rock sound. The opening track "The Pull" is composed in a atypical structure and features off-key fuzz-altered electric guitar, reverb soaked snare drums and lightly-strummed acoustic guitar, stereo-panned in both left and right speakers.

Reception

It Was Hot We Stayed in the Water received critical acclaim. Matt LeMay of Pitchfork praised the album's off-kilter nature, describing it as "of those rare albums that obliterates your expectations of a traditional rock album, yet remains potent and accessible." Pitchfork would later included the album in their year-end ranking.

Track listing

  1. "The Pull" – 4:53
  2. "Ice" – 2:19
  3. "Sand" – 1:53
  4. "The Glow" – 11:06
  5. "Karl Blau" – 1:43
  6. "DRUMS" – 3:18
  7. "The Gleam" – 2:52
  8. "The Breeze" – 2:00
  9. "" – 4:34
  10. "Between Your Ear and the Other Ear" – 3:13
  11. "ORGANS" – 3:30

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