Beheaded (album)

Beheaded
Studio album by Bedhead
Released	October 24, 1996 (1996-10-24)
Recorded	July 15–22, 1995
Studio	The Blank (Austin, Texas)
Genre	Indie rock, slowcore
Length	44:10
Label	Trance Syndicate
Producer	Bedhead
Bedhead chronology
WhatFunLifeWas (1994) Beheaded (1996) Transaction de Novo (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]

Beheaded is the second studio album by Texas-based indie rock band Bedhead, released 1996 through Trance Syndicate.[3][4] The album was released in the United Kingdom through Rough Trade, and was reissued on compact disc format through Touch & Go Records on February 20, 2001, along with the band's other two albums WhatFunLifeWas and Transaction de Novo. The album was included in the Numero Group's 2014 boxset 1992–1998[5] and was also released separately on LP format.

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the album "reveals the band's mastery of its technique: Matt and Bubba Kadane's whispered, spoken or half-sung vocals trickle through the plodding, strangely dynamic songs, which are bolstered by the band's three-guitar approach, though not in a predictable strength-in-numbers fashion."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt and Bubba Kadane

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beheaded"	4:44
2.	"The Rest of the Day"	6:20
3.	"Left Behind"	3:48
4.	"What's Missing"	3:49
5.	"Smoke"	2:45
6.	"Burned Out"	3:57
7.	"Roman Candle"	4:30
8.	"Withdraw"	4:23
9.	"Felo de Se"	3:39
10.	"Lares and Penates"	3:53
11.	"Losing Memories"	2:58

Personnel

Adapted from the Beheaded liner notes.[7]

Bedhead

• Kris Wheat – bass
• Trini Martinez – drums
• Bubba Kadane – guitar, vocals ("Left Behind", "Smoke", and "Withdraw")
• Tench Coxe – guitar
• Matt Kadane – guitar, vocals

Production

• John Golden – mastering
• Adam Wiltzie – mixing, recording
• Bedhead – production, recording, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	October 24, 1996	Trance Syndicate	CD, LP, CS	TR-50
United Kingdom		Rough Trade	CD, LP	R4051
United States	February 20, 2001	Touch & Go Records	CD	TG225
	November 11, 2014	The Numero Group	LP	NUM1240

References

1. Bush, Nathan. "Bedhead – Beheaded review". allmusic.com. AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
2. "Record Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
3. "TrouserPress.com :: Bedhead". www.trouserpress.com.
4. "CD and Book Reviews". Texas Monthly. August 1, 1996.
5. n/a (2014-08-15). "Numero Group to reissue Bedhead's entire discography, plus a rarities compilation, in a box set". tinymixtapes.com. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
6. Inc, CMJ Network (October 25, 1996). "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. Beheaded (booklet). Bedhead (band). Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1996.

External links

• Beheaded at Discogs (list of releases)
• bedheadband.com