A Def Needle in Tomorrow

A Def Needle In Tomorrow
Studio album by
The Comas
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
GenreIndie rock
LabelYep Roc
ProducerBrian Paulson
The Comas chronology
Wave to Make Friends
(1999) 		A Def Needle In Tomorrow
(2000) 		Conductor
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Def Needle In Tomorrow is the second album from the American indie rock band The Comas.[2][3] It was released in 2000 via Yep Roc Records.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Brian Paulson.[5]

Critical reception

Indy Week wrote that the band's "cloudy, creamy, country-tinged dreampop—with violin by ... Margaret White, a strong female vocal presence, and a drummer toying with a sampler—stood out from the masculine rock energy that still pervaded Chapel Hill."[6] The Morning Star wrote that the Comas' "songs are awash in beautiful, hazy melodies, layers of guitar, keyboard fills and the sly, thin vocals of frontman Andy Herod."[5] PopMatters thought that it "hinted at greatness, even if it didn't always deliver."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Herod.

No.TitleLength
1."Arena" 
2."Tiger In A Tower" 
3."Wicked Elm" 
4."All Over The School" 
5."Rancor" 
6."Sweet Sweet 69" 
7."Tired" 
8."Sister Brewerton" 
9."Centipedes" 
10."Free Burritos" 
11."Pa Mac" 

Personnel

  • Laird Dixon - Guitar
  • Nicole Gehweiler - Guitar, Keyboards, Photography, Vocals
  • John Harrison - Drums, Sampling, Turntables
  • Andrew Herod - Casio, Drawing, Guitar, Vocals
  • Margaret White Bass, Violin, Vocals

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. A Def Needle in Tomorrow at AllMusic
  2. ^ "The Comas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS: MORE POLISH, LESS PASSION". Greensboro News and Record. 25 October 2000.
  4. ^ "Comas A Def Needle In Tomorrow". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ a b Staton, John (19 Oct 2001). "Group is turning up the rock and just letting go". Morning Star: 10.
  6. ^ Howe, Brian (November 18, 2020). "The Lost Era of Indie Rock: 20 Local Albums That Turned 20 in 2020". INDY Week.
  7. ^ "The Comas: Conductor". November 21, 2004.


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