The Pace Is Glacial

The Pace Is Glacial
The Pace Is Glacial
Studio album by Seam
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	December 1997 – January 1998
Studio	Electrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre	Indie rock; slowcore; post-hardcore; emocore;
Length	48:30
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Brian Paulson
Seam chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	6.6/10^[3]

The Pace Is Glacial is the fourth and final studio album by American indie rock band Seam. It was released in 1998 on Touch and Go Records.^[4]^[5]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Seam "distills its no-frills guitar rock into a tight collection of creeper melodies and haunting ruminations on who-knows-what that are nonetheless emotionally resonant."^[6] The Sunday Times thought that "while tiny fragments of noise circle the peripheries of 'Little Chang' and 'The Prizefighters', there's always a moment when the weirdness coalesces into an irresistible rock riff."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seam

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Chang, Big City"	4:54
2.	"Get Higher"	3:03
3.	"Wig"	1:31
4.	"Intifada Driving School"	3:15
5.	"Kanawha"	4:20
6.	"Nisei Fight Song"	7:23
7.	"The Prizefighters"	2:59
8.	"In the Sun"	3:23
9.	"Inching Towards Juárez"	6:28
10.	"Pale Marble Movie"	5:26
11.	"Aloha Spirit"	5:48

Personnel

Seam

Chris Manfrin – drums
Sooyoung Park – vocals, guitar
Reg Shrader – guitar
William Shin – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

Rob Bochnik – engineering on "Aloha Spirit"
K. Kiyota – photography
Brian Paulson – recording
Jo Yu – backing vocals

References

^ Siegler, Dylan (Sep 19, 1998). "Seam returns on 'Glacial'". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. pp. 11, 16.
^ Cohen, Jonathan. "The Pace Is Glacial". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
^ Mirov, Nick. "Seam: The Pace Is Glacial". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
^ Sheppard, Denise (2007). "Seam". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
^ Sherr, Sara (4 Dec 1998). "ALTERNATIVE CHOICE". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 76.
^ Rothschild, David (4 Oct 1998). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 8.
^ Lee, Stewart (27 Sep 1998). "Rock". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 19.

External links

The Pace Is Glacial at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Siegler, Dylan (Sep 19, 1998). "Seam returns on 'Glacial'". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. pp. 11, 16.

[allmusic-2] Cohen, Jonathan. "The Pace Is Glacial". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

[pitchfork-3] Mirov, Nick. "Seam: The Pace Is Glacial". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

[trouserpress-4] Sheppard, Denise (2007). "Seam". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

[5] Sherr, Sara (4 Dec 1998). "ALTERNATIVE CHOICE". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 76.

[6] Rothschild, David (4 Oct 1998). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 8.

[7] Lee, Stewart (27 Sep 1998). "Rock". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 19.

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