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- Date Released: September 23, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Touch And Go
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They Say...
Succinctly, Shapes is a fascinating record that takes great liberties with rock-n-roll. They combine fuzzed-out blasts ala Blue Cheer with quasi-psychedelic twanging and droning. Being rock dogs more than a little trippy, the unsuspecting listener is liable to be derailed and require debriefing from a Polvo-handler before feeling safe around multi-instrumental rock albums again. Polvo (now defunct) has often shared the stage with Sonic Youth. There is more than a passing resemblance, at times, but Polvo retains more consistent cohesion and turns tighter corners, too. Does that make them a better band or a more unpredictable one? I say predicting that Polvo will be looked on as one of the better bands of the 90s is a safe bet.
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| 01. |  |
Enemy Insects |
6:13 |
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| 02. | |
The Fighting Kites |
1:31 |
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| 03. | |
Rock Post Rock |
4:11 |
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| 04. | |
The Golden Ladder |
3:04 |
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| 05. | |
Downtown Dedication |
3:39 |
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| 06. | |
Pulchritude |
1:46 |
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| 07. | |
Twenty White Tents |
5:14 |
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| 08. | |
Everything In Flames! |
3:28 |
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| 09. | |
d.d. (s.r.) |
4:54 |
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| 10. | |
El Rocío |
12:41 |
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| 11. | |
Lantern |
3:21 |
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11 Total Tracks, 50:02 Total Length
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