North Pole Radio Station

North Pole Radio Station is the fourth album by Pram, released in 1998.[1][6]

North Pole Radio Station
Studio album by
Released16 March 1998
RecordedColossal Studio in Birmingham, England
GenreNeo-psychedelia
Length41:57
LabelDomino, Merge Records[1]
ProducerPram
Pram chronology
Music for Your Movies
(1996)
North Pole Radio Station
(1998)
Sleepy Sweet
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[4]
Spin[5]

Critical reception

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The Independent wrote that Pram's "dark playfulness has a woozy ambience which makes this a very friendly oddity indeed."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly called North Pole Radio Station "the band's most skeletal album to date," writing that "for the most part, Pram's newfound economy yields brilliant results."[8]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Rosie Cuckston; all music is composed by Pram

No.TitleLength
1."Omnichord"5:44
2."Cinnabar"4:56
3."El Topo"3:42
4."Bathysphere"2:42
5."Fallen Snow"5:22
6."The Clockwork Lighthouse"4:43
7."Sleepy Sweet"7:08
8."Cow Ghosts"2:41
9."The Doors of Empty Cupboards"4:59

Personnel

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  • Rosie Cuckston – vocals, keyboards, omnichord
  • Matt Eaton - guitar, bass guitar, sampler, keyboards
  • Sam Owen – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, accordion, woodwind
  • Max Simpson – keyboards, sampler
  • Nick Sales – keyboards, guitar, woodwind, theremin, sampler
  • Daren Garratt – drums, percussion
  • Mark Butterworth – drums, percussion

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pram | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "North Pole Radio Station". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 622.
  4. ^ Fowler, Shan. "Pram: North Pole Radio Station". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  5. ^ "North Pole Radio Station". Spin. November 1998. p. 143.
  6. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Pram". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. ^ "POP: ALBUM REVIEWS". The Independent. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 24 September 1998 – via Google Books.
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