Alien I.D.

by Kicking Giant

Overview

From the opening guitar rev up of the title track, Kicking Giant's Tae Won Yu (guitar/vocals) makes a declaration of unadulterated indie rock. Combined with the primal-stomp drumming of Rachel Carns (played standing up a la Maureen Tucker), Alien I.D. proves just how unnecessary a bass player can be when making hook-laden indie punk-pop. What's most impressive about Kicking Giant is just how complete sounding their meager two instruments can be. From the cardigan sweater power ballad of "Drownings" to the Sonic Youth-style tone poems of "Inside out Flower and "Serrated Edge," there is never a feeling that something is missing. In fact, the addition of an excess performer, Sue P. Fox's irritating spoken work on "Town Idiot," is the only misstep on the album. The closer, "She's Real (Version)," crystallizes not only the lo-fi independent ethic of K and its founder, Calvin Johnson, but also the '60s garage pop lineage from which that sound was formed. ~ Joshua Glazer

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/1994
Label:	K Records
UPC:	0789856103423
Rank:	225384

Tracks

1. Alien I.D.
2. Appetite
3. Dreamland Burns
4. Inside Out Flower
5. This Song
6. Drownings
7. A Blonde's Blonde
8. The Town Idiot
9. Wire
10. Lucky
11. Dubious
12. Serrated Edge
13. She's Real

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kicking Giant   Primary Artist
Sue P. Fox   Guest Artist,Vocals
Tae Won Yu   Vocals,Fender Twin Reverb,Guitar (Rickenbacker)
Rachel Carns   Drums,Vocals,Cymbals
Tim Green   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Stuart Hallerman   Engineer
Reuben Lorch-Miller   Photography
Tae Won Yu   Design
Sue P. Fox   Composer
Dana Merino   Composer
Peter Lindbergh   Photography
Tim Green   Engineer