Frigid Stars is the debut album by New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

/slowcore band Codeine

Codeine (band)

Codeine was an American indie rock/slowcore band formed in 1989. They released two full-length albums — Frigid Stars in 1990 and The White Birch in 1994.-History:...

. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse

Glitterhouse Records

Glitterhouse Records is an independent record label based in Beverungen, Germany. The label specialises in the alternative country genre, and has released material by artists such as 16 Horsepower, The Walkabouts, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Hazeldine, Helldorado, The Shivers and Tom Liwa, but has...

 in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

 in the US. The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore and sadcore

Sadcore

Slowcore is a subgenre of alternative and indie rock.The music of slowcore artists is generally characterized by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements. Slowcore is often used interchangeably with the term sadcore....

 genres. It was chosen by Pitchfork

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 in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums. "New Year's" is a cover of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet

Bitch Magnet

Bitch Magnet was a post-hardcore band during the late 1980s and early 1990s who formed at Oberlin College in Ohio and later moved to North Carolina. They released their first record in 1988. All of the band's full-length albums were released on Communion Records in the US; they were also signed to...

 singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam

Seam (band)

Seam was an American indie rock band active from 1991 to 1999, led by Sooyoung Park, former frontman of Bitch Magnet. Park currently plays in Ee...

. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In

Cave In

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 and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1

Anomalies, Vol. 1

Anomalies, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by the American rock band Cave In. The album was officially released on December 14, 2010 through Hydra Head Records, however copies could be obtained one month earlier on Black Friday. Despite its title, Anomalies, Vol...

. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.

Track listing

All songs written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.

1. "D" – 4:27
2. "Gravel Bed" – 3:58
3. "Pickup Song" – 2:44
4. "New Year's" – 3:34
5. "Second Chance" – 4:45
6. "Cave-In" – 3:37
7. "Cigarette Machine" – 4:42
8. "Old Things" – 4:59
9. "3 Angels" – 4:51
10. "Pea" – 3:38

Personnel

• Chris Brokaw
  Chris Brokaw
  Chris Brokaw is an American musician, mostly known for his work with the bands Come and Codeine.While studying at Oberlin College, Brokaw met many people who became figures on the American indie rock scene of the 1990s, among them Stephen Immerwahr, who formed Codeine with Brokaw, as well as...
  
   (drums, guitar)
• John Engle, credited as "Johen Engle" (guitar)
• Stephen Immerwahr (bass guitar, vocals)