Hello June Fool

Hello June Fool
Studio album by
Madder Rose
Released1999
LabelThirsty Ear
ProducerBilly Coté
Madder Rose chronology
Tragic Magic
(1997) 		Hello June Fool
(1999) 		To Be Beautiful
(2019)

Hello June Fool is an album by the American band Madder Rose, released in 1999.[1] The album peaked at No. 41 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2] Madder Rose supported it with UK and North American tours.[3][4]

Production

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Lead guitarist Billy Coté wrote or cowrote the majority of the album's songs; he thought that many were about the oppressive rather than enjoyable aspects of summer.[5][6] The sound of Hello June Fool was influenced by trip hop, with "Train" incorporating the style of dub reggae.[7][8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Daily Mail[10]
The Independent[11]
NME8/10[12]
Pitchfork7.1/10[13]
The Times6/10[14]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[15]

Pitchfork noted that "the warm narcotic haze of the guitars envelops you like an old blanket, but Mary Lorson's vocals, still cold as ice-nine, keep you from passing out completely."[13] The Daily Mail determined that "the hypnotic hooks of their debut album, Bring It Down, are missing."[10] NME said that "Madder Rose have liberated the breezy beauty that has long bubbled under their smokiest torch songs."[12]

The Guardian opined that "Lorson's voice has made the transition from otherworldly to bored."[16] The Independent wrote that "it's a rambling whole and Mary Lorson's vocals lack their usual conviction."[11] Newsday said that "Madder Rose resonates like an amalgam of the worst Mazzy Star-Cowboy Junkies pap imaginable."[5] The Chicago Tribune noted that the "songs don't rock so much as they shimmer with a warm, end-of-summer psychedelia."[17]

AllMusic concluded that "there's a definite air of wistful, smoky mystery throughout Hello June Fool, almost suggesting the touch of such acts as Portishead and Massive Attack."[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Feels Like Summer" 
2."Overflow" 
3."Hotel" 
4."Fade" 
5."Goodbye June Fool" 
6."Something" 
7."You Remember" 
8."Should Have Known" 
9."Talking to Myself" 
10."Train" 
11."Dark Rain" 

References

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  1. ^ Kendricks, Neil (2 Sep 1999). "Hello June Fool Madder Rose". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Madder Rose". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Madder Rose". Going Out. Evening Standard. Aug 23, 1999. p. 45.
  4. ^ "Club Life". Entertainment. Toronto Star. 4 Oct 1999. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b Amorim, Kevin (12 Aug 1999). "Madder Rose 'Hello June Fool'". Newsday. p. C7.
  6. ^ Aloi, Daniel (3 June 1999). "Locals to play Toronto festival". Star-Gazette. p. D4.
  7. ^ Blush, Steve (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 363.
  8. ^ Sarvady, Glen (Sep 1999). "Madder Rose Hello June Fool". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 73. p. 59.
  9. ^ a b "Hello June Fool Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b Thrills, Adrian (30 July 1999). "Rock & Pop". Daily Mail. p. 56.
  11. ^ a b Perry, Tim (7 Aug 1999). "Madder Rose: 'Hello June Fool'". Features. The Independent. p. 36.
  12. ^ a b "Madder Rose: Hello June Fool". NME. Archived from the original on 2002-04-20. Retrieved 2024-05-19.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ a b "Hello June Fool Madder Rose". Pitchfork. July 20, 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. ^ Costa, Maddy (31 July 1999). "Madder Rose". Features. The Times. p. 11.
  15. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 245.
  16. ^ Cox, Tom (6 Aug 1999). "Madder Rose Hello June Fool". Friday Review. The Guardian. p. 16.
  17. ^ Reger, Rick (10 Oct 1999). "Recordings". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
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