''Wammo'' is an album by New Zealand band

Bailter Space Bailter Space (a.k.a. Bailterspace) is a New Zealand shoegaze and noise rock band that formed in Christchurch in 1987 as Nelsh Bailter Space; they had previously recorded as the Gordons. Its members are Alister Parker (guitar, bass), John Halvor ...

, released in 1995. It reached number 31 in New Zealand upon original release.

Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City ap ...

reissued the album on vinyl in 2021 for its 25th anniversary, after which it reached a new peak of number 23 in New Zealand.

Critical reception

Andrew Earles, in ''Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996'', wrote that "Bailter Space's final album for Matador (fifth overall) finds the band showing everyone how skilled it was at erasing any lines of demarcation separating wickedly catchy pop songs and washes of guitar noise and toothy dynamics." Dave Thompson, in ''Alternative Rock'', called it "their most conventional hook-laden missive yet."

Track listing

# "Untied" – 3:28 # "Splat" – 3:49 # "At Five We Drive" – 3:08 # "Zapped" – 2:11 # "Colours" – 3:58 # "Retro" – 4:29 # "Glimmer" – 4:07 # "Voltage" – 4:36 # "D Thing" – 6:24 # "Wammo" – 2:25

Charts

References

Bailter Space albums 1995 albums Matador Records albums Flying Nun Records albums {{NewZealand-music-stub