Weirdon
Studio album by
Purling Hiss
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
RecordedFebruary 2014 (2014-02)
StudioBlack Dirt Studio, NYC
GenreIndie rock
Length43:48
LabelDrag City
ProducerJason Meagher, Mike Polizze
Purling Hiss chronology
Water on Mars
(2013)		 Weirdon
(2014)		 High Bias
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(76/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[3]
PopMatters(7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Uncut[6]

Weirdon is the fifth studio album by Purling Hiss, released on September 23, 2014 by Drag City.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Polizze

No.TitleLength
1."Forcefield of Solitude"3:41
2."Sundance Saloon Boogie"2:07
3."Learning Slowly"4:58
4."Another Silvermoon"6:03
5."Reptil-a-genda"5:22
6."Where's Sweetboy"2:20
7."Aging Faces"2:51
8."I Don't Wanna Be A..."3:54
9."Airwaves"1:25
10."Running Through My Dreams"3:08
11."Six Ways to Sunday"7:59

Personnel

Adapted from the Weirdon liner notes.[7]

Purling Hiss

  • Kiel Everett – bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ben Leaphart – drums
  • Mike Polizze – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, production, cover art

Production and additional personnel

  • Jason Killinger – cover art
  • Jason Meagher – production, photography
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Tiffany Yoon – photography

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2014 Drag City CD, CS, LP DC533

References

  1. ↑ "Weirdon – Purling Hiss". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Purling Hiss: Weirdon > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Heller, Jason (September 18, 2014). "Purling Hiss: Weirdon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Arado, Matt (October 13, 2014). "Purling Hiss: Weirdon". PopMatters. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Mejia, Paula (October 10, 2014). "Weirdon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ columnist (October 2014). "Purling Hiss: Weirdon". Uncut: 77. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Weirdon (booklet). Purling Hiss. Warwick, New York: Drag City. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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