A Soap Bubble and Inertia

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A Soap Bubble and Inertia
Studio album by The Gandharvas
Released	1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Thermometer Sound Surface
Producer	Dan Brodbeck
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Gandharvas chronology
A Soap Bubble and Inertia (1994) Kicking in the Water (1995)

A Soap Bubble and Inertia is the debut album by Canadian alternative rock band The Gandharvas. It was released in 1994 on the Thermometer Sound Surface record label.

The album's single, "The First Day of Spring," was named Song of the Year for 1994 (CASBY Award) by The Edge 102.1 in Toronto, Ontario. In 2007 the same radio station ranked the song #14 in their "Top 102 Canadian New Rock Songs of All Time" list.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The First Day of Spring" – 4:25
2. "Saturn Quits Fasting" – 3:58
3. "The Coffee Song" – 3:20
4. "Bundle" – 4:20
5. "Beakfuls of Heroin" – 4:48
6. "Shadow" – 4:40
7. "The Supreme Personality" – 4:18
8. "Dallying" – 4:24
9. "Cans" – 2:55
10. "Soap Bubble Meets Inertia" – 8:02
11. "Elevator Bugs" – 3:12
12. "Circus Song" – 2:40

[edit] Personnel

• Paul Jago – vocals, piano, cans
• Brian Ward – guitar, E-bow, piano
• Jud Ruhl – guitar, piano
• Tim McDonald – drums, percussion
• Eric Howden – bass, vocals
• Rob Blanchette – bass
• Noel Jago – percussion, backing vocals
• Dan Brodbeck – producer, engineering, mixing, accordion, tuba, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals
• Anthony Hudson – drum programming
• Alun Piggins – mixing
• Irene Gotz – artwork
• David Hayes – design, layout
• Andrew MacNaughtan – photography

[edit] External links

• A Soap Bubble and Inertia at the CHRW-FM London Music Archives