Frigid Stars

Frigid Stars is the debut album by New York indie rock/slowcore band Codeine. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop in the US.^[3] The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore and sadcore genres. It was chosen by Pitchfork in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.^[4] "New Year's" is a cover of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.^[6]

1. "D" – 4:27
2. "Gravel Bed" – 3:58
3. "Pickup Song" – 2:44
4. "New Year's" – 3:34
5. "Second Chance" – 4:45
6. "Cave-In" – 3:37
7. "Cigarette Machine" – 4:42
8. "Old Things" – 4:59
9. "3 Angels" – 4:51
10. "Pea" – 3:38

Personnel

• Chris Brokaw (drums, guitar)
• John Engle (guitar)
• Stephen Immerwahr (bass guitar, vocals)

References