Since We've Become Translucent

Since We've Become Translucent is the sixth studio album by American rock band Mudhoney, released in 2002.[5] The album was the first to be recorded after the departure of their original bassist Matt Lukin, three years earlier.[6] It was also the first to be released through Sub Pop after the band returned to the label.

Since We've Become Translucent
Studio album by
Mudhoney
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
RecordedApril 4, 2000–February 23, 2002
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:34
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerMudhoney
Mudhoney chronology
Tomorrow Hit Today
(1998)		 Since We've Become Translucent
(2002)		 Under a Billion Suns
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media5.2/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Since We've Become Translucent marked a prominent change in the band's sound. The album departed from their typical grunge sound and features a relatively accessible rock sound. However, on tracks such as "Baby, Can You Dig the Light?", psychedelica, synthpop, and jazz are explored.

Track listing
  1. "Baby, Can You Dig the Light?" - 8:26
  2. "The Straight Life" - 3:33
  3. "Where the Flavor Is" - 3:34
  4. "In the Winner's Circle" - 4:27
  5. "Our Time Is Now" - 3:39
  6. "Dyin' for It" - 4:54
  7. "Inside Job" - 2:52
  8. "Take It Like a Man" - 2:35
  9. "Crooked and Wide" - 4:54
  10. "Sonic Infusion" - 7:40

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians
  • Jo Claxton - violin.
  • Martin Feveyear - backing vocals
  • Craig Flory - horn arrangements, sax (baritone, tenor)
  • Jeff McGrath - trumpet
  • Greg Powers - trombone
  • Wayne Kramer - bass guitar on "Inside Job"[7]

References
  1. Records, Sub Pop. "Since We've Become Translucent". Sub Pop Records.
  2. "Since We've Become Translucent - Mudhoney". Allmusic.
  3. "Mudhoney: Since We've Become Translucent". Pitchfork.
  4. "Mudhoney: Since We've Become Translucent : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". December 3, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
  5. "TrouserPress.com :: Mudhoney". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. "Mudhoney Have Become Translucent, Don't Care That They're Not Pearl Jam". MTV News.
  7. Cameron, Keith (March 21, 2014). Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury from Seattle. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346617 – via Google Books.


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