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Sweet Heart Dealer is the debut album by the rock band Scarling., released on February 17, 2004. Originally scheduled for release as Butcherbourne, the album was retitled at the last minute, and pared down from 11 tracks to seven during mixing at Old Blue Studios in Los Angeles. The songs A Constant Reminder, Surgeon General, Here On Earth and Funeral Gown were recorded then omitted and have yet to be released.
The album was born from singer Jessicka's "melancholy unconscious private moments", her experiments with hallucinogenic drugs in the period immediately prior to the band's formation, and from various outside sources: "Crispin Glover" apparently makes a parable, about the concealment and internalization of violence, of the 1986 film River's Edge; while "Alexander the Burn Victim" centers on conflicting emotions concerning the loss of a loved one, and was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Robert Smith (musician) of the Cure described Scarling's music as "dark, desperate, chaotic, gorgeous pop music, the sound of the end of the world" and nominated "Sweet Heart Dealer" for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Last Day I Was Happy" – 3:49
- "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" – 3:26
- "Crispin Glover" – 3:18
- "Alexander the Burn Victim" – 6:00
- "Baby Dracula" – 3:54
- "Black Horse Riding Star" – 5:31
- "Can't (Halloween Valentine)" – 7:21
- "Love Becomes a Ghost" (LP bonus track)
[edit] Personnel
- Jessicka — vocals, additional art
- Christian Hejnal — guitar, bass
- Rickey Lime — guitar
- Garey Snider — drums
- Bobby Hidalgo — additional bass
- Chris Vrenna — producer
- Erik Colvin — mixing
- Logan Mader — engineer
- John Vestman — mastering
- Leslie Ann Sundoll — art direction
- Piper Ferguson — photography
- Mark Ryden — cover art
[edit] Charts and awards
