It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water

It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
Studio album by The Microphones
Released 26 September 2000
Recorded September 24, 1999 - March 6, 2000 at Dub Narcotic in Olympia, Washington
Genre Indie rock
Length 41:26
Label K Records
The Microphones chronology

Window
(2000)		 It was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
(2000)		 The Glow Pt. 2
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
Pitchfork Media (9.2/10) [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]

It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water is the fourth studio album by The Microphones. First pressings of the album as an LP came in a gatefold sleeve with a pop-up, alternative front cover, and an insert with lyrics and a poster. A book of sheet music was also released.

Track listing

  1. "the Pull" – 4:53
  2. "Ice" – 2:19
  3. "Sand" (Eric's Trip cover) – 1:53
  4. "the Glow" – 11:06
  5. "Karl Blau" – 1:43
  6. "DRUMS" – 3:18
  7. "the Gleam" – 2:52
  8. "the Breeze" – 2:00
  9. "(something)" – 4:34
  10. "Between Your Ear and the Other Ear" – 3:13
  11. "ORGANS" – 3:30

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Arroyo, Steven (Jun 7, 2013). "Album Review: Microphones - It was Hot, We Stayed in the Water [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ↑ Sputnikmusic review