Despite having a title track by Kiss, this mid-career EP displays a confident, introspective Red House Painters seemingly influenced by a parallel world where Nick Drake shoegazed it up with Ride or Chapterhouse. Somehow, it's quietly splendid. Bg chopper city in the ghetto rar. Both 'Sundays and Holidays' and 'Three-Legged Cat' take the plaintive, solo-acoustic work of a haunted troubadour without once sounding folksy or trite. Even the cover title track sounds just bridled enough to stun fans of both Kiss and Red House Painters alike (Mark Kozelek would later repeat this strategy on his debut album, Rock 'N Roll Singer). Most EPs are nugatory, contract-stalling diversions, yet this mini-release is simply essential -- in both senses of the words.
Shock Me, an EP by Red House Painters. Released 4 February 1994 on 4AD (catalog no. Oracle personal edition database software. BAD 4004 CD; CD). Genres: Slowcore, Folk Rock. Rated #76 in the best EPs of 1994, and #2485 in the greatest all-time EP chart (according to RYM users). Twitter: @drugman69 Red House Painters - Shock Me Album: Shock Me ep (1995). Shock Me, an EP by Red House Painters. Released 4 February 1994 on 4AD (catalog no. BAD 4004 CD; CD). Genres: Slowcore, Folk Rock. Rated #76 in the best EPs of 1994, and #2485 in the greatest all-time EP chart (according to RYM users).
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 04:45 | ||
2 | 02:59 | ||
3 | 01:39 | ||
4 | Ace Frehley / Mark Kozelek | 10:38 |
Red House Painters Shock Me Ep Rarity Guide
blue highlight denotes track pickRed House Painters Shock Me
American alternative rock group, formed in 1989 in San Francisco, CA, United States and disbanded 2001.
Members :
Mark Kozelek (vocals, guitar)
Gordon Mack (guitar)
Anthony Koutsos (drums)
Jerry Vessel (bass)
Phil Carney (guitar)
With songs that varied in tone from light acoustic numbers to more powerful, though still restrained, plugged-in tracks,The Red House Painters established themselves as one of the premier indie rock outfits of the mid-'90s. Led by singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek the Painters documented the dark and dirty side of human nature. Without using the safety net provided by metaphor, Kozelek, a self-professed agoraphobic with a ghostly voice reminiscent of Tim Buckley, airs myriad insecurities and emotional inconstancies over his quartet's skeletal backing.
Members :
Mark Kozelek (vocals, guitar)
Gordon Mack (guitar)
Anthony Koutsos (drums)
Jerry Vessel (bass)
Phil Carney (guitar)
With songs that varied in tone from light acoustic numbers to more powerful, though still restrained, plugged-in tracks,The Red House Painters established themselves as one of the premier indie rock outfits of the mid-'90s. Led by singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek the Painters documented the dark and dirty side of human nature. Without using the safety net provided by metaphor, Kozelek, a self-professed agoraphobic with a ghostly voice reminiscent of Tim Buckley, airs myriad insecurities and emotional inconstancies over his quartet's skeletal backing.