''Get Here and Stay'' is the second full-length album by the American

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band

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. The album was released on

Up Records Up Records was a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. Some of the label's best-known artists were Duster (band), Duster, 764-HERO, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi (band), Quasi and Tad (band ...

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Critical reception

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'' deemed the album "a cool glass of lo-fi." The ''

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'' called it "feedback-drenched guitar chords and some of the most pained, emotive vocals to come out of Seattle in years." The ''

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'' listed the album as one of the best of 1998, considering it "modest, guitar-driven love songs." ''

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'' thought that "Polly Johnson's casual, understated drum playing should be studied by every rock drummer who equates 'loud' with 'good'."

Track listing

#"Loaded Painted Red" #"History Lessons" #"Ward's Country" #"Calendar Pages" #"Ottawa Dropout" #"Watch the Silverware" #"Get Alone" #"Typo" #"Stained Glass" #"Coastline"

Personnel

* John Atkins—vocals, guitar, keyboards * Polly Johnson—drums, percussion * James Bertram—bass, guitar, keyboards

Additional

* Ward Johnson—organ (9), piano (10) *

Phil Ek Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Aro ...

—producer * Kip Beelman—recorded track 8 * Jesse LeDoux—design

References

External links

''Get Here and Stay'' at Discogs
1998 albums 764-HERO albums Up Records albums Albums produced by Phil Ek {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub