asp's classic albums # 61: codeine - frigid stars
 

CODEINE "FRIGID STARS"
1991, Sub Pop

I first heard this one on Christmas a few years ago, at around 3 in the morning, in a shivering cold basement, while fucked up on .. uhm .. codeine. It was the perfect soundtrack. Cheesey.. but true. A depressing, sloooooooow, dark album easily as good as anything .. oh I dunno... let's say it's easily as good as anything Low produced. This album is one I don't dig out that often nowadays but every time I come back to it, it feels like a depressing friend of mine who I try to visit to cheer up every now and then. What the fuck am I talking about.


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Great album sir.

EX-ceptional.

got a point there.

don't listen to it often but its an amazing album

Listened to it on a stormy night on a cruise. Man it was so cool. I'm yet to hear Low do better than this. White Birch is fantastic, too.

i love this!!!

i don't think of them as in the same vein as low, i think of them as a slightly darker galaxie 500 (although not as good).

Yeah, you're right actually. Galaxie 500 are amazing.

I love this album, in moderation. 3 Angels is fucking amazing. Listened to it like 10 times on a plane to New Zealand or someplace.

Two weeks ago I had my wisdom teeth removed and I was prescribed codeine so I listened the shit out of The White Birch while in my delirious opiate haze. Haven't heard this LP.

thanks for the rec...looking forward to listening to it (especially since ive been on a low kick) later after im whacked

Dude, I had my wisdom teeth out three days ago and got prescribed the same shit.