Cold (Lycia album)

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Cold
Studio album by Lycia
Released 1996
Recorded Jan–Feb 1996 at the Shelter, Streetsboro, Ohio
Genre Dark Wave, Ethereal Wave, Goth rock
Length 57:48
Label Projekt Records
Producer Lycia
Lycia chronology

The Burning Circle and Then Dust
(1995)		 Cold
(1997)		 Estrella
(1998)

Cold is the fourth studio album by the American Dark Wave band Lycia, released in 1996 through Projekt Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Piero Scaruffi [2]

Ned Raggett of Allmusic called Cold a "significant step forward in the trio's continuing sonic evolution" and noting the increased use of Tara Vanflower's vocals as well as electronics playing a larger role in the music[1] Piero Scaruffi gave it an 7 out of 10, placing it at #103 on his "Best Rock Albums of 1996" list.[3] Aiding & Abetting gave it a mixed review, calling it an "a pretty, if somewhat uneven, performance."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Frozen"  VanPortfleet 7:35
2. "Bare"  VanPortfleet 5:28
3. "Baltica"  Vanflower, VanPortfleet 6:39
4. "Colder"  Galas, VanPortfleet 4:58
5. "Snowdrop"  Vanflower, VanPortfleet 6:07
6. "Drifting"  VanPortfleet 7:26
7. "December"  Galas, VanPortfleet 5:05
8. "Polaris"  Vanflower, VanPortfleet 7:25
9. "Later"  VanPortfleet 7:14

Personnel

Lycia
Additional musicians and production

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Cold > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "Lycia". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Piero Scaruffi's "The Best Rock Albums of 1997" Piero Scaruffi list, cited August 17, 2010
  4. ↑ "Lycia: Cold". Aiding & Abetting. March 1996. Issue #120, cited August 17, 2010
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