Black Candy
| Black Candy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | K | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk[2] | |||
| Beat Happening chronology | ||||
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Black Candy is the third studio album by indie pop band Beat Happening.[3]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Alternative Rock | 4/10[5] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:1[6] |
Beat Happening promoted it with tours alongside Fugazi in 1990 and 1991.[5]
Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that despite the titular song "kick[ing] critical ass," the remainder of the album "sounds like BH didn't actually know they were making it. Or that someone was taping the rehearsal."[5] The name of the song T.V. Girl was inspiration for indie pop group TV Girl's name.[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Beat Happening.
- "Other Side" – 3:35
- "Black Candy" – 3:00
- "Knick Knack" – 2:13
- "Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive" – 4:38
- "Gravedigger Blues" – 2:26
- "Cast a Shadow" – 2:31
- "Bonfire" – 3:12
- "T.V. Girl" – 2:31
- "Playhouse" – 2:30
- "Ponytail" – 3:27
Cover versions
Beat Happening's songs from Black Candy have been covered by other artists:
- Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth recorded a version of the album's title track with Epic Soundtracks, featuring vocals by Kim.
- Both Cub and Yo La Tengo have rendered their own versions of “Cast A Shadow”.
References
Citations
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (November 12, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Calvin Johnson Reluctantly Ranks Beat Happening's Records".
- ^ Azerrad, Michael (December 1, 2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316247184 – via Google Books.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Beat Happening". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ a b c Thompson 2000, p. 182
- ^ "Review: Beat Happening — Black Candy" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 145. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "WHRB :: Interview With TV Girl". www.whrb.org. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
Sources
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-607-6.
External links
- Black Candy at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)