Methodrone

Not to be confused with mephedrone or methedrone.

Methodrone
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released	1995
Genre	Shoegaze, indie rock
Length	71:58
Label	Bomp! Records
Producer	Naut Human, David Deresinksi
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
Spacegirl & Other Favorites (1993) Methodrone (1995) Take It from the Man! (1996)

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Methodrone is the second studio album by American neo-psychedelia band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1995. The name of the album is a pun on the drug methadone, used in treatment of heroin addiction, as well as the word "drone", referencing the overall shoegaze sound of the album. The album's dreamy rock sound, comparable to that of Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine, sets this record apart from the rest of the band's discography, as they would later dive into a defined yet open-ended psychedelia sound.

Background

This was the first album released after the departure of guitarist and founding member Travis Threlkel, and the only album to feature vocalists Elise Dye and Paola Simmonds. Drummers Brian Glaze and Graham Bonnar were also brought into the line-up to replace Ricky Maymi who had begun playing bass in the band. It was also Graham Bonnar's only appearance in the band. "She Made Me" and "Evergreen" were released as a double A-side single in 1992. Methodrone was re-released in 2007 on Anton Newcombe's A Records.

"Wisdom" was later re-recorded on the band's first and only album with TVT Records, Strung Out in Heaven. "Wisdom", "She's Gone", "That Girl Suicide" and "Evergreen" were included on the band's greatest hits compilation Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre except where stated.. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Evergreen" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Dye)	3:24
2.	"Wisdom" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	5:20
3.	"Crushed" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	6:08
4.	"That Girl Suicide" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	3:41
5.	"Wasted" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Simmonds)	4:21
6.	"Everyone Says" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Simmonds)	4:15
7.	"Short Wave" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	2:47
8.	"She Made Me" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	4:42
9.	"Hyperventilation" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	9:53
10.	"Records"	1:50
11.	"I Love You" (Newcombe/Travis Threlkel/vocals Newcombe)	4:11
12.	"End of the Day" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	5:09
13.	"Outback"	4:07
14.	"She's Gone" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Hollywood)	7:18
15.	"Methodrone" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe)	4:52
Total length:		71:58

Personnel

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

• Anton Newcombe - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals
• Jeffrey Davies - Guitar
• Rick Maymi - Bass
• Matt Hollywood - Bass, vocals
• Brian Glaze - Drums
• Graham Bonnar - Drums
• Elise Dye - Vocals
• Paola Simmonds - Vocals

Engineering and mixing

• Anton Newcombe
• David Deresinski
• Eric Holland
• John Karr
• Jessica Wing
• Adriene Gulyassy

Critical response

The second album by a band that had been steadily releasing singles throughout the two years previous, Methodrone was largely ignored upon its release. However, it garnered a favorable review in British tastemaker magazine Mojo, where Brian Bannin wrote, "Everything moves with the slowness and presence of a disgraced monarch in exile...At its best, Methodrone has the tormented grace of accepting doom".

Cover artwork

The faces featured on the cover artwork are, clockwise from top left, Brian Glaze, Matt Hollywood, Anton Newcombe, and Dean Taylor.