The Curse of Singapore Sling

The Curse of Singapore Sling (also known simply as The Curse Of) is the first studio album by the Icelandic neo-psychedelia band Singapore Sling. It was released in August 2002 by record label Hitt.

The Curse of Singapore Sling
Studio album by
Singapore Sling
ReleasedAugust 2002 (Iceland)
17 June 2003 (U.S.)
GenreNeo-psychedelia, shoegaze, noise pop
Length41:00
LabelHitt (Iceland)
Stinky (U.S.)
Singapore Sling chronology
The Curse of Singapore Sling
(2002)		 Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Los Angeles Timesunknown[3]

Background

An 8-track demo version of the opening track, "Overdriver", was made available online on the Iceland Airwaves music festival website in 2001, titled "Overdrive".

The closing track, "Dirty Water", was a cover of the 1966 hit single by garage rock band the Standells.

Edda (Hitt Records), the now-defunct Icelandic label, produced a music video for "Listen". No single was actually released. The black-and-white clip was directed by Arni Thor Jonsson from the Reykjavík studio Sagofilm and was released in Iceland on 22 October 2002.[4] It shows girls from a volleyball league wearing bikinis and dancing.

Release

The album was released in August 2002 on CD by Hitt Records, and was licensed and released in the United States a year later by the independent label Stinky Records.

Track listing
  1. "Overdriver" – 3:46
  2. "Summer Garden" – 2:56
  3. "Nuthin' Ain't Bad" – 3:38
  4. "Midnight" – 5:33
  5. "No Soul Man" – 4:21
  6. "Roadkill" (instrumental) – 4:36
  7. "Listen" – 4:31
  8. "Heart of Chrome" – 3:07
  9. "Chantissity" – 3:46
  10. "Dirty Water" (The Standells cover) – 6:46

References
  1. Loftus, Johnny. "The Curse of Singapore Sling – Singapore Sling | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Singapore Sling". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. Hochman, Steve (23 July 2003). "Singapore Sling The Curse of Singapore Sling..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Singapore Sling - Listen". YouTube. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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