Mic City Sons

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Mic City Sons
File:Mic City Sons.jpg
Studio album by Heatmiser
Released October 29, 1996
Genre Indie rock
Length 38:35
Label Caroline
Heatmiser chronology
Cop and Speeder
(1994)Cop and Speeder1994		 Mic City Sons
(1996)

Mic City Sons is the third and final album by American indie rock band Heatmiser, released on October 29, 1996 through record label Caroline.

Recording

Mic City Sons is the band's only recording for a major label. However, when individuals at Virgin Records learned the band might be on the verge of disbanding, the album was subsequently licensed for release through the smaller sister independent label Caroline Records (also an EMI subsidiary) and their independent distributor of the same name.[citation needed]

Content

The title of the album is taken from a line in the ninth track, "Pop in G": "Mic city sons seem to dumb everything down".

On the album's style, Michael Frey of AllMusic noted "a decidedly more pop feel than its predecessors".[1]

Release

Mic City Sons was released on October 29, 1996 through Virgin Records sub-label Caroline.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly neutral[3]
Pitchfork 7.9/10[4]

Michael Frey of AllMusic called the album "an outstanding collection of diverse and invigorating tracks". Tracks "Pop in G" and "See You Later" were called "two of the best indie rock songs of the '90s". He finished by saying "Despite the success Heatmiser's members have achieved since their disbanding, it's unfortunate that this collective decided to split up just when they had reached such a creative peak."[1]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Get Lucky"   Elliott Smith 2:50
2. "Plainclothes Man"   Smith 3:28
3. "Low-Flying Jets"   Neil Gust 2:50
4. "Rest My Head Against the Wall"   Gust 3:31
5. "The Fix Is In"   Smith 4:38
6. "Eagle Eye"   Gust 2:18
7. "Cruel Reminder"   Gust 2:41
8. "You Gotta Move"   Smith 2:08
9. "Pop in G"   Gust 3:18
10. "Blue Highway"   Gust 2:48
11. "See You Later"   Smith 3:43
12. "Half Right" (hidden track) Smith 4:22

Note: Smith's official website notes that the promotional copies incorrectly attributed "Pop in G" to Smith when it was written by Gust.[5]

Personnel

Heatmiser
Additional personnel
  • Aaron Day – additional vocals ("Get Lucky")
  • Sean Croghan – backing vocals ("Cruel Reminder")
Technical
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing (all except tracks 4 and 12)
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing (all except tracks 4 and 12)
  • Steve Marcussen – mastering
  • Storm Tharp – sleeve photography

References

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