''Don't Tell Me Now'' (1996) is the second studio album by the American

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

group

The Halo Benders The Halo Benders was a band formed in 1994 as a side project by Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. They released their first album, '' God Don't Make No Junk'', in 1994. They followed up in 1996 with '' Don't ...

. The album was released on

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music ...

in 1996. It was recorded at Dub Narcotic, in Olympia, Washington. The catalog number is KLP 46.

Critical reception

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...

'' called the album "wonderful," praising the greatness of the band's "why-not imagination." ''

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'' called it "spirited throughout" and "a generally worthy follow-up."

Track listing

All tracks by

# "Phantom Power" – 1:51 # "Halo Bender" – 4:30 # "Mercury Blues" – 3:10 # "Bomb Shelter Pt.1" – 1:50 # "Bomb Shelter Pt.2" – 4:15 # "Volume Mode" – 3:18 # "Inbred Heart" – 2:13 # "Planned Obsolescence" – 4:40 # "Magic Carpet Rider" – 2:08 # "Blank Equation" – 3:17 # "Crankenstein" – 4:14

Personnel

*Calvin Johnson – vocals, guitar *Doug Martsch - guitar, vocals, bass *Phil Ek – organ on "Planned Obsolescence," additional drums on "Bombshelter Part Two," supervising engineer *Wayne Flower - bass, drums *Alex Knold - cello on "Blank Equation" *Jen Smith – vocals on "Bombshelter" *Beth Rangert - vocals on "Bombshelter" *Ralph Youtz - drums, guitar *Steve Fisk - keyboards

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums K Records albums Albums produced by Phil Ek The Halo Benders albums