Acetone
Studio album by
Acetone
Released1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length56:58
LabelVapor[1]
Producer
  • Acetone
  • Scott Campbell
Acetone chronology
If You Only Knew
(1996)		 Acetone
(1997)		 York Blvd.
(2000)

Acetone is an album by the American alternative rock band Acetone, released in 1997.[2][3] It was the band's first album for Neil Young's Vapor Records; Acetone's previous label, Vernon Yard, had declared bankruptcy.[4] The album was produced by Scott Campbell and Acetone.[5]

The band supported the album by opening for Spiritualized on its North American tour.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
The Guardian[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
Pitchfork9.2/10[10]
The Times8/10[11]

Stuart Berman of Pitchfork wrote that "[Richie] Lee's lyric sheet may have been filled with dejection ... but he always sang as if he was looking you in the eyes."[12] A later review by the website's Grayson Haver Currin called it "focused and intentional in a way the band had never been, sorting through the suffering of survival with tenderness and intensity".[10] The Times declared that "Mark Lightcap's country-tinged guitars are simply gorgeous."[11]

Noting that Acetone "belong somewhere in the slowcore/sadcore area", The Sunday Times thought that "their music isn't just unhurried, it's completely indifferent to the passing of time."[13] The Guardian praised the "homespun, half-speed ballads".[9] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the album "atmospheric pop with a hint of guitar twang and the feeling of a slow-motion undertow".[14]

AllMusic thought that the album "finds the trio sinking deeper into a well of despair, with nothing but sparse guitar pickings, cracked vocals, and shambling rock figures to help."[7] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote: "Alternately draining and invigorating, the sheer listlessness of songs such as 'Might as Well' and 'Good Life' is resuscitated by the drunk and confident stare of jazz-bar reflection."[5]

Track listing

Acetone track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Every Kiss"3:58
2."All the Time"3:46
3."Germs"4:44
4."Might as Well"4:14
5."Shobud"6:46
6."All You Know"5:37
7."Good Life"3:52
8."Dee"4:30
9."Waltz"5:37
10."Another Minute"3:55
11."So Slow"3:45
12."Chew"6:14
Total length:56:58

Personnel

  • Steve Hadley – drums
  • Richie Lee – vocals, bass
  • Mark Lightcap – guitar, vocals

References

  1. ↑ "Acetone – 1992–2001". Uncut. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Acetone Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. ↑ Saraceno, Christina (August 3, 2001). "Acetone's Richie Lee Dies at 34". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Mehle, Michael (April 24, 1998). "Sleep Rockers California's Acetone Makes Waves with Hushed, Unhurried Sound". Rocky Mountain News. p. 18D.
  5. 1 2 3 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 7.
  6. ↑ Beckley, Fred (December 8, 1997). "It Was a Lulled House at the Trocadero". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C7.
  7. 1 2 "Acetone – Acetone | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. Muze. p. 33.
  9. 1 2 Cox, Tom (February 20, 1998). "Acetone Acetone (Vapor)". The Guardian. p. T18.
  10. 1 2 Currin, Grayson Haver (November 18, 2023). "Acetone: I'm still waiting. Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Connolly, Paul (February 28, 1998). "New album releases". The Times. Metro. p. 11.
  12. ↑ "Acetone: 1992-2001". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  13. ↑ Edwards, Mark (February 22, 1998). "Acetone". The Sunday Times. Culture. p. 20.
  14. ↑ Beal Jr., Jim (May 15, 1998). "Crunch time". San Antonio Express-News. p. 20H.
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