Icing is the debut album by noise rock trio Cherubs, released in 1992 through Trance Syndicate.[2][3] It was recorded at Smart Studios.[4] The track "Pink Party Dessert" was released as a single on 7" vinyl and was played by John Peel on BBC Radio 1.

Icing
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedSmart Studios, Madison, WI
GenreNoise rock[1]
Length35:42
LabelTrance Syndicate
ProducerMr. Colson
Cherubs chronology
Icing
(1992)
Heroin Man
(1994)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Chicago Tribune    [6]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Almost consistently a mid-tempo project, Icing never accelerates to the cathartic pace typical of a thrash band."[6] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the band "something of an underground supergroup ... whose ultra-heavy sound has been compared to everyone from Black Sabbath to Flipper to the Melvins".[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cherubs

No.TitleLength
1."Sugary"3:06
2."All Chickened Out"3:18
3."Half a Rat"3:46
4."Come"3:02
5."Ginger Upper"4:02
6."Fed"4:00
7."Shoofly"3:03
8."Pink Party Dessert"3:37
9."Vicki's Retreat"3:38
10."Kick Me"4:10

Personnel

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Cherubs
  • Owen McMahon – bass guitar, vocals
  • Brent Prager – drums
  • Kevin Whitley – guitar, vocals
Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1992 Trance Syndicate CD, LP TR-13

References

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  1. ^ Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 66.
  3. ^ The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology. University of Texas Press. 2011. p. 138.
  4. ^ Beets, Greg; Whymark, Richard (2023). A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin. University of Texas Press. p. 239.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Icing > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Rothschild, David (Oct 22, 1992). "Cherubs Icing". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  7. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 18, 1993). "Trance-inducing bill". San Antonio Express-News. p. 22F.
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