Velvet Hammer is a studio album by the American band Scrawl, released in November 1993[1] by Simple Machines.[2][3]

Velvet Hammer
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1993
Length37:11
LabelSimple Machines
ProducerSteve Albini
Scrawl chronology
Smallmouth
(1990)
Velvet Hammer
(1993)
Travel On, Rider
(1996)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]

The New York Times wrote: "The music is sparse but strong; Marcy Mays's guitar and Sue Harshe's bass sometimes stand apart, sometimes mesh for buzzing riffs."[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Your Mother Wants To Know" (Marcy Mays)3:20
2."Take a Swing" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)3:54
3."Disappear Without a Trace" (Marcy Mays)6:10
4."See" (Sue Harshe)3:17
5."Face Down" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)4:00
6."Tell Me Now, Boy" (Sue Harshe / Marcy Mays)3:07
7."Drunken Fool" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)3:45
8."Prize" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)2:41
9."Blue Green Sea" (Marcy Mays)2:50
10."Remember That Day" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)3:59

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Scrawl". The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 544. ISBN 9780862419134 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "SHARPENED SCRAWL - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Scrawl". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ "Velvet Hammer - Scrawl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 315.
  6. ^ "Velvet Hammer". EW.com.
  7. ^ Pareles, Jon (12 Dec 1993). "No Cease-Fire In the Battle Of the Sexes". The New York Times. p. A36.