Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt is Veruca Salt's belated attempt for indie credibility.
Recorded with Steve Albini, the four-song EP is a noisy, shrieking slice of indie guitar rock, featuring two songs apiece from Nina Gordon and Louise Post.
Both of the songwriters contribute one pop song and one dirge-like grind; in both cases, the pop song is superior.
However, the pop songs (Gordon's "Shimmer Like a Girl" and Post's "I'm Taking Europe with Me") are masked in shards of noise and screams, which tend to obscure the melodies.
But that was the intent of the EP -- to prove that Veruca Salt isn't a simpering little pop band.
Unfortunately, they are at their best when they have strong, catchy hooks -- something "New York Mining Disaster 1996" and "Disinherit" completely lack -- and when they try to be nothing but a noise-rock band, they just aren't as powerful.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shimmer Like a GirlNina Gordon | Veruca Salt | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | I'm Taking Europe With MeLouise Post | Veruca Salt | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | New York Mining Disaster 1996Nina Gordon | Veruca Salt | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | DisinheritLouise Post | Veruca Salt | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 19 mins | 43 MB | |||||
| 19 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Albini | Engineer |
| 2 | Nina Gordon | Composer |
| 3 | Louise Post | Composer |
| 4 | Veruca Salt | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |