Love (Flipper album)

Love
Studio album by Flipper
Released	May 19, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Murky Slough Studios
Genre	Hardcore punk, noise rock
Length	42:25
Label	MVD Audio[1]
Producer	Jack Endino[2]
Flipper chronology
American Grafishy (1993) Love (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Boston Phoenix	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]

Love is the fourth studio album by the San Francisco-based punk rock band Flipper, released in 2009.[6][7] The album was issued more than 16 years after their previous studio album, 1993's American Grafishy. Love is the only Flipper studio album to date to include former Nirvana member Krist Novoselic.[8][9] Recording sessions took place at Novoselic's studio in Washington.[10][11]

Love was released simultaneously with the live album Fight, which was recorded in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.[12][13] Jack Endino recorded and produced both albums.

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle wrote: "These old dogs haven't learned any new tricks, but with Jack Endino in the producer's chair and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, they manage a raucous, post-punk retread that, after the teenaged delinquency of 'Be Good, Child!' goes off like 'Sex Bomb' closing 1982's seminal Album: Generic Flipper."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Loose, Ted Falconi, Krist Novoselic and Steve DePace.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Good, Child!"	1:42
2.	"Learn to Live"	3:03
3.	"Only One Answer"	6:14
4.	"Live Real"	2:35
5.	"Triple Mass"	2:40
6.	"Love Fight"	4:50
7.	"Transparent Blame"	2:25
8.	"Why Can't You See?"	6:32
9.	"Night Falls"	3:29
10.	"Old Graves"	8:51
Total length:		42:25

Musicians and personnel

Flipper

• Bruce Loose – lead vocals
• Ted Falconi – guitar
• Krist Novoselic – bass; backing vocals on "Learn to Live"
• Steve DePace – drums; backing vocals on "Learn to Live"

Production personnel

• Jack Endino – engineering, production

References

1. "Flipper". www.austinchronicle.com.
2. "MP3 At 3PM: Flipper". July 5, 2009.
3. AllMusic review
4. "Flipper | Love". Boston Phoenix.
5. Punknews. "Flipper – Love". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
6. "Flipper gets knifed, finds Love". SF Weekly. July 15, 2009.
7. "Flipper hit the road with David Yow: the original unhinged noise-rock band, fronted by the king of unhinged noise rock". Chicago Reader.
8. "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Never Generic: Flipper Interviewed". The Quietus.
9. Weidman, Rich (2022). Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond. Backbeat Books. p. 92.
10. "Life Is The Only Thing Worth Living For: Flipper Interviewed". Clash Magazine.
11. "Flipper Drafts Novoselic For New Album". Billboard.
12. Breihan, Tom. "New Flipper Albums, Reissues on the Way". Pitchfork.
13. "Flipper Return With Two New Albums". exclaim.ca.