Half Dead and Dynamite is the second LP released by the Minnesota 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...

 band Lifter Puller

Lifter Puller

Lifter Puller, or LFTR PLLR, was an American indie rock band from the Twin Cities and the Boston area between 1994 and 2000. Their music is considered innovative, with its angular riffs and a synth-infused sound that predated the 80's revival fads of the early 2000s...

. As with its self-titled predecessor, songs are balanced between personal and strictly narrative. Some of the songs ("To Live and Die in LBI" and "I Like the Lights" for instance) delve into the Lifter Puller Folklore that the band's lyrics intermittently explore. Meanwhile, songs like "Nassau Coliseum" seem to operate in a more, if not personal, more independently narrative vein, as with "Rental" from the first LP. At 9 minutes shorter than the s/t LP, "Half Dead..." is also a more concise statement. Musically, the template doesn't vary significantly from its predecessor, Finn still sings with more deliberate melody and most of the band's initial dynamics and songwriting approach (noirish indie-pop) are still in place.

Track listing

1. "To Live and Die in LBI" – 3:13
2. "I Like the Lights" – 3:33
3. "Sherman City" – 3:31
4. "Naussau Coliseum" – 6:13
5. "Kool NYC" – 1:42
6. "Half Dead and Dynamite" – 3:21
7. "The Bears" – 1:55
8. "Hardware" – 2:24
9. "The Gin and the Sour Defeat" – 3:51
10. "Viceburgh" – 6:04
11. "Rock for Lite Brite" – 2:23