How Memory Works
| How Memory Works | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Oct 1997 - Feb 1998 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Jade Tree | |||
| Joan of Arc chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.6/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[3] |
How Memory Works is the second full-length album by the American band Joan of Arc.[4] It was released in 1998 on Jade Tree Records. The artwork of the album suggests that it is something of a companion to the debut album, A Portable Model Of...: the booklets for both records contain the phrase "a portable model of... how memory works."
Production
Sessions for How Memory Works were held between October 1997 and February 1998. Nearly half of the album was recorded and mixed by Casey Rice at Electrical Audio, with assistance from Rob Bochnik and Greg Norman. The remaining songs were recorded and mixed by Elliot Dicks, Jeremy Boyle and Tim Kinsella at Elliot's Loft and Truckstop. Rice sequencing the album, while Alan Douches mastere3d it at West West Side Music in New Jersey.[5]
Critical reception
The Village Voice wrote: "Tempos and volumes rise and fall unexpectedly, as [Tim] Kinsella's squirrelly guitar and voice register a whole gawky wonderama of awkward silences with surprising nerd authority for someone still shy of 25."[6]
Track listing
- "Honestly Now" - 0:48
- "Gin & Platonic" - 3:32
- "To've Had Two Of" - 3:07
- "This Life Cumulative" - 3:41
- "A Pale Orange" - 6:47
- "White Out" - 3:50
- "So Open; Hooray!" - 4:23
- "A Name" - 3:08
- "Osmosis Doesn't Work" - 3:33
- "God Bless America" - 2:22
- "A Party Able Model Of" - 2:52
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[5]
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Joan of Arc
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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References
- ^ Phares, Heather. How Memory Works at AllMusic
- ^ "Joan Of Arc: How Memory Works: Pitchfork Review". October 21, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-21.
- ^ "Joan of Arc - How Memory Works (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "Joan of Arc Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ a b How Memory Works (booklet). Joan of Arc. Jade Tree. 1998. JT1037.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Gehr, Richard (21 July 1998). "Yes, this is a concept band's headline". The Village Voice. 43 (29): 109.
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