Salt Sinks & Sugar Floats

764-Hero | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1996)
• Original Release Date: November 5, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Up.
• ASIN: B000003L20
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Imposible Waste

2. Sick of Apologizing

3. Sliding

4. I'm Not Going Anywhere

5. Pitiful Rattle

6. Newly Fast

7. Quadrophenia

8. Loner Getaway Car

9. Gospel Truth

10. Way a Leash Feels

11. Dodge

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best album of 1996, October 14, 1998

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Reda_Rountree ([e-mail]) (Tallahassee, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salt Sinks & Sugar Floats (Audio CD)

764-Hero, made up of John Atkins (of Hush Harbor and Ugly Cassanova fame) and Polly Johnson (who runs the label Suicide Squeeze) are the two most talented musicians I have ever heard. Their simple progressions, slow rhythms and occasional thrust into harder, more intense rock ("Loner Getaway Car")can and will convince you they are the best-kept secret in Washington state. This album was recorded by Steve Wold in June of 1996. The cover was designed by Tae Won Yu (from Kicking Giant). 764-Hero's first seven-inch, "Now You're Swimming," is a good introduction to this band (on Suicide Squeeze)--it prepares you for such beautiful, achingly-sweet, emotional songs like "Sick of Apologizing" and "The Way A Leash Feels." Every note John hits and every lyric he sings is incredibly moving--Polly is an amazing drummer; she takes the simplest beat and makes it entrancing ("Gospel Truth"). This band is what every other band wishes they could be--they are original, talented musicians who make music enjoyable. I'd give this album ten stars if I could!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of their best albums, December 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Salt Sinks & Sugar Floats (Audio CD)

After listening to this CD, I couldn't help but hum the tunes in my head all day. It's my favorite of all 764-Hero's recordings so far. I recommend this CD to anyone interested in hearing mellow, yet driving tunes. Don't miss out!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Indie Release!, January 17, 2011

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default_gamer (Valrico, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Salt Sinks & Sugar Floats (Audio CD)

So here's 764-HERO's debut album, obscured by time (and the other CDs in the discount bin). Although the rather critical guys at Allmusic gave this album a lazy garbage review, this record definitely deserves more. It's a Northwestern (dare I say) masterpiece, and properly set 764-HERO up for greatness. And it's amazing how great 2 people were at making such an album! John Atkins and Polly Johnson were both very talented at creating a sparse and slow set of songs that swing more towards the pessimistic (enough for close-minded folks to call "emo"). I'd say this is one of the most essential Up Records releases, along with anything by Modest Mouse and Built To Spill. It's lo-fi sleaziness, often exploding into indie blows and bangs. I don't really know how else to describe this album without talking to someone who has already experienced it. It's like a treasure, like a really old computer game on a floppy disc that you find on some dusty shelf and play with great nostalgia. A piece of sunburned emotion that has been recorded. I highly recommend, along with their other tremendous albums that greatly matured on each record.