The Dirt of Luck

The Dirt of Luck
Studio album by Helium
Released April 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre Indie rock
Length 44:17
Label Matador Records
Producer Helium
Adam Lasus
Helium chronology
Pirate Prude
(1994)Pirate Prude1994		 The Dirt of Luck
(1995)		 Superball E.P.
(1995)Superball E.P.1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Orlando Sentinel[3]
Pitchfork8.0/10[4]
The Village Voice[5]

The Dirt of Luck was the first full-length album from American indie rock band Helium. It was released in April 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Versus, Madder Rose, Clem Snide).

Track listing

  1. "Pat's Trick" - 3:20
  2. "Trixie's Star" - 2:44
  3. "Silver Angel" - 2:54
  4. "Baby's Going Underground" - 6:24
  5. "Medusa" - 3:10
  6. "Comet #9" - 2:09
  7. "Skeleton" - 4:11
  8. "Superball" - 2:35
  9. "All the X's Have Wings" - 3:13
  10. "Oh, the Wind and Rain" - 5:29
  11. "Honeycomb" - 4:22
  12. "Flower of the Apocalypse" - 3:46

Personnel

  • Mary Timony - Organ, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Xylophone
  • Ash Bowie - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
  • Shawn King Devlin - Percussion, Drums
  • Adam Lasus - Producer, Engineer
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering

Trivia

  • The main guitar riff from "Skeleton" was later borrowed by Sonic Youth for the song "Sunday".

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. The Dirt of Luck at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Ryan, Mo (29 June 1995). "The Dirt of Luck Review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (1995-08-11). "Helium". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  4. ↑ Schroeder, Amy (24 May 2017). "The Dirt of Luck". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1996-01-23). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
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