Tentacles is the debut album by the band Crystal Antlers. It was released via Touch and Go Records on April 7, 2009 in the USA and a day earlier in the UK.[1] Tentacles marked the final new release on Touch and Go for the foreseeable future after the label decided to downsize its operations significantly.[2][3]

Tentacles
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) United States
April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06) UK
Recorded2008–2009, Closer Recording, San Francisco, California, United States
GenrePsychedelic rock, garage, punk
Length40:02
LabelTouch and Go Records
ProducerCrystal Antlers, Joe Goldring
Crystal Antlers chronology
EP
(2008)
Tentacles
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
BBCPositive link
Drowned in Sound link
The Guardian link
Hot Press link
musicOMH link
NME7/10 link
No Ripcord8/10 link
Pitchfork Media6.7/10 link
PopMatters7/10 link
Prefix Magazine8.5/10 link
Rolling Stone link
Spin link
Tiny Mix Tapes link
Uncut link
Yahoo!8/10 link

The album was met with a generally positive reception by critics, attaining a score of 71% from the reviews collated by Metacritic.

Track listing

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  1. "Painless Sleep" - 2:16
  2. "Dust" - 2:27
  3. "Time Erased" - 3:37
  4. "Andrew" - 3:34
  5. "Vapour Trail" - 2:18
  6. "Tentacles" - 1:54
  7. "Until the Sun Dies (Part 1)" - 2:50
  8. "Memorized" - 3:53
  9. "Glacier" - 3:01
  10. "Foot of the Mountain" - 0:25
  11. "Your Spears" - 2:24
  12. "Swollen Sky" - 4:12
  13. "Several Tongues" - 7:11

Personnel

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  • Jonny Bell: vocals, bass, woodwind
  • Errol Davis: guitar, organ
  • Andrew King: guitar
  • Victor Rodriguez-Guerrero: organ, piano
  • Damian Edwards: percussion, woodwind
  • Kevin Stuart: drums
  • Daniel Hawk: brass on tracks 8 and 9

References

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  1. ^ "Crystal Antlers: Tentacles | PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ^ "Chicago indie label Touch and Go downsizes its operation". TheGuardian.com. 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Touch and Go Downsize".