Interiors (Brad album)

Interiors
Studio album by Brad
Released June 24, 1997
Recorded December 1996 – January 1997 at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington
Genre Alternative rock
Grunge
Length 44:56
Language English
Label Epic
Producer Brad, Nick DiDia
Brad chronology
Shame
(1993)		 Interiors
(1997)		 Welcome to Discovery Park
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Pitchfork Media(3.8/10)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Interiors is the second studio album by the American rock band Brad. It was released on June 24, 1997 through Epic Records.

Overview

The album's recording sessions took place from December 1996 to January 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington. Studio Litho is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard. The band worked with producer Nick DiDia. The album was mixed by DiDia and Brendan O'Brien. The album featured a more polished sound compared with the band's debut album, Shame. Interiors was met with poor sales, however the band saw its cult audience expand.[5] The lead single from Interiors, "The Day Brings", features Mike McCready from Pearl Jam on lead guitar. The album charted at number 30 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Tom Moon of Rolling Stone said that "what's most notable about Interiors...is the pure pop focus of these nuanced compositions."[4] A music video was made for the song "The Day Brings". Interiors was accompanied by a tour in the United States and Canada in 1997, as well as a small tour in Australia and New Zealand in 1998.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stone Gossard, Regan Hagar, Shawn Smith, and Jeremy Toback. 

No. Title Length
1. "Secret Girl"   3:13
2. "The Day Brings"   3:43
3. "Lift"   4:39
4. "I Don't Know"   3:39
5. "Upon My Shoulders"   4:37
6. "Sweet Al George"   4:03
7. "Funeral Song"   4:58
8. "Circle & Line"   3:42
9. "Some Never Come Home"   4:23
10. "Candles"   2:20
11. "Those Three Words"   5:39
Japanese bonus tracks

All tracks written by Gossard, Hagar, Smith, and Toback. 

No. Title Length
12. "Seance"   3:33
13. "Heaven Help"   4:18

Personnel

Brad
Additional musicians and production
  • Matt Bayles – recording
  • Brad – production
  • Nick DiDia – production, recording, mixing
  • Shelly Gossard – production coordination
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Steve Marcusson – mastering
  • Mike McCready – additional guitar on "The Day Brings"
  • Lance Mercer, Fabienne Toback, Harry Wirth – photos
  • Brendan O'Brien – mixing, additional keyboards on "I Don't Know", additional guitar on "Lift", "I Don't Know", and "Some Never Come Home"
  • John Riegart, Tom Schick, Ryan Williams, Mike Wilson – assistance
  • Wendy Sutter – cello on "Upon My Shoulders"

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[6] 30

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Brad - Interiors review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ Hotten, Jon (January 2014). "Brad - Shame/Interiors". Classic Rock (192): 123.
  3. ↑ Wisdom, James P. (31 December 1999). "Album review: Brad- Interiors". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  4. 1 2 Moon, Tom (28 July 1997). "Album reviews: Brad- Interiors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "Brad". AllMusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Brad – Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  • Jeremy Toback
  • Mike Berg
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