It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water

It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
Studio album by The Microphones
Released September 26, 2000
Recorded September 24, 1999 – March 6, 2000
Studio Dub Narcotic in Olympia, Washington
Genre Indie rock
Length 41:26
Label K
The Microphones chronology
Window
(2000)Window2000		 It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
(2000)		 Blood
(2001)Blood2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence of Sound[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork9.2/10[4]
PopMatters8/10[5]

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.

Track listing

  1. "the Pull" – 4:53
  2. "Ice" – 2:19
  3. "Sand" (Eric's Trip cover) – 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. "(something)" – 4:34
  10. "Between Your Ear and the Other Ear" – 3:13
  11. "ORGANS" – 3:30

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water – The Microphones". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Arroyo, Steven (June 7, 2013). "Album Review: The Microphones – It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Microphones: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water". NME: 44. October 21, 2000.
  4. ↑ LeMay, Matt (August 31, 2000). "The Microphones: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Neil (July 1, 2013). "The Microphones: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water (vinyl reissue)". PopMatters. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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