Palomine
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Released | 2 November 1992 | |||
Studio | Sound Enterprise (Weesp) | |||
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Length | 49:12 | |||
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Singles from Palomine | ||||
Palomine is the debut studio album by Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert. It was released on 2 November 1992 by Brinkman Records in Benelux and by the 4AD subsidiary label Guernica in the United Kingdom.[4][5] In the United States, it was issued by Matador Records on 7 January 1993.[4][6]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
NME | 6/10[9] |
PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[14] |
Uncut | 8/10[15] |
Q reviewer Martin Aston commented that Palomine "is produced with a bar band intimacy that amplifies the sparse, roaming spaces at the heart of the music", and that "Carol van Dijk has a vibrant, husky voice, capable of plaintive, precocious passion and gutsy ferverishness".[11] Writing for Spin, Jim Greer said that the album juxtaposes "Van Dijk's suspiciously accurate Long Island-inflected langour with the slow, intense sloppiness of the band to form one glorious mess of sound", while also finding Bettie Serveert's songwriting remarkably mature for an indie rock band.[1] In The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that the band's songs "echo the clear-cut melodies and verbal directness of Neil Young and the garage-rock scruffiness of his collegiate-rock heirs, like Dinosaur Jr."[16] Palomine placed at number 15 in The Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[17]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Carol van Dijk, except where noted; all music is composed by Bettie Serveert (Herman Bunskoeke, Van Dijk, Berend Dubbe, and Peter Visser), except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Leg" | 6:11 |
2. | "Palomine" | 4:09 |
3. | "Kid's Allright" | 4:20 |
4. | "Brain-Tag" | 6:26 |
5. | "Tom Boy" | 4:21 |
6. | "Under the Surface" | 4:17 |
7. | "Balentine" | 4:11 |
8. | "This Thing Nowhere" | 3:18 |
9. | "Healthy Sick" (lyrics and music by Lou Barlow) | 2:23 |
10. | "Sundazed to the Core" | 7:05 |
11. | "Palomine (Small)" | 2:31 |
Total length: | 49:12 |
Notes
- "Brain-Tag" is omitted from the LP edition of the album. The UK LP edition, released by Guernica, instead included a bonus 7" disc featuring "Brain-Tag" on side one and "Get the Bird" and "Smile" on side two.[5][18]
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]
Bettie Serveert
- Herman Bunskoeke – bass
- Carol van Dijk – guitar, vocals
- Berend Dubbe – drums
- Peter Visser – guitar
Production
- Bettie Serveert – production
- Berend Dubbe – mixing
- Frans Hagenaars – production, mixing
- Edwin "Hank" Heath – production, mixing
- The Masters – mastering
Design
- Diederik van der Donk – photography
- Roel Siebrand – cover design
Charts
Chart (1992–1994) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 43 |
Dutch Alternative Albums (Dutch Charts)[20] | 2 |
UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 122 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 177 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 30 |
References
- ^ a b Greer, Jim (December 1992). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 9. pp. 91–93. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b Robbins, Ira (22 January 1993). "Palomine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Singles". bettieserveert.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 5 May 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Bettie Serveert History 1982–1993" (PDF). bettieserveert.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b Palomine (press advertisement). Guernica. 1992. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Giles, Jeff (17 May 1993). "A Dutch Treat". Newsweek. p. 70.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Palomine – Bettie Serveert". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 25. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (7 November 1992). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". NME. p. 37.
- ^ Lee, Christopher J. (22 August 2023). "Bettie Serveert Shine Again on the Re-released 'Palomine'". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b Aston, Martin (January 1993). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Q. No. 76. p. 78.
- ^ Ali, Lorraine (29 April 1993). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Bettie Serveert". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 67. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (1995). "Bettie Serveert". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Wallace, Wyndham (July 2023). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Uncut. No. 314. pp. 43–44.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (1 May 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. p. 1.18. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1 March 1994. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Brain-Tag (liner notes). Bettie Serveert. Guernica. 1992. GU 3 S.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Palomine (liner notes). Bettie Serveert. Brinkman Records. 1992. BRCD 004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c "Dutchcharts.nl – Bettie Serveert – Palomine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bettie Serveert – Palomine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2024.