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Don't Tell Me Now

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Don't Tell Me Now
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1996
RecordedDub Narcotic
GenreIndie rock
LabelK Records
ProducerPhil Ek[1]
The Halo Benders chronology
God Don't Make No Junk
(1994)
Don't Tell Me Now
(1996)
The Rebels Not In
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Spin6/10[3]

Don't Tell Me Now (1996) is the second studio album by the American indie rock group The Halo Benders.[4][5]

The album was released on K Records in 1996. It was recorded at Dub Narcotic, in Olympia, Washington. The catalog number is KLP 46.

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," praising the greatness of the band's "why-not imagination."[6] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "spirited throughout" and "a generally worthy follow-up."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks by The Halo Benders

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

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "The Halo Benders". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Review: Don't Tell Me Now - The Halo Benders". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. February 10, 1996 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "DeLorean: The Halo Benders - Don't Tell Me Now (1996)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ Roberts, Michael (October 16, 1997). "System's Abnormal". Westword.
  6. ^ "Halo Benders". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. March 10, 1996 – via Google Books.