A Brilliant Mistake
1997 studio album by Tsunami
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A Brilliant Mistake is the third full-length album by American alternative rock band Tsunami, released in 1997.[5] It was the band's last album.[6]
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| Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | April 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Simple Machines[1] | |||
| Producers | Tsunami Dave Trumfio | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Production
The album was recorded in Chicago. Members of The Sea and Cake, the Coctails, and the Pulsars contributed instrumentation to the album.[7]
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "Tsunami still doesn't compose outgoing melodies, but the band's control of mood and texture has become formidable."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "heady and beautiful," and praised Jenny Toomey's "rich, liquid voice."[8] Nashville Scene called the album the band's best, writing that "the instrumentation on A Brilliant Mistake is a remarkable achievement—an absorption of some of the prettier sounds of the 'post-rock' movement while retaining a fundamentally aggro-punk edge."[9] The Courier-Journal wrote that "Tsunami hasn't forgotten how to write challenging pop songs, and Toomey's voice remains one of indie rock's most beautiful instruments."[10]
Track listing
- "Old Grey Mare"
- "Great Mimes"
- "Double Shift"
- "Enter Misguided"
- "The Workers Are Punished"
- "Liar's Dice (Flight of the Chickens)"
- "The Match"
- "Poodle"
- "Unbridled"
- "DMFH"
- "David Foster Wallace"
- "Hockey"
- "PBS"
