Invisible Lantern
1988 studio album by Screaming Trees
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Invisible Lantern is the third studio album by alternative rock band Screaming Trees, released in 1988 on SST Records.[6][7]
| Invisible Lantern | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1987 | |||
| Studio | Velvetone, Ellensburg, Washington | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:43 | |||
| Label | SST (188)[2] | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk, Screaming Trees[3] | |||
| Screaming Trees chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[5] |
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "the Trees’ pop streak matures with 'Smokerings' and especially the marvelous 'Night Comes Creeping'."[8] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album the band's SST peak.[5]
In other media
While recording Invisible Lantern, Mark Lanegan, Mark Pickerel, and Van Conner appeared in the independent film Fertilichrone Cheerleader Massacre along with producer Steve Fisk, which was shot in Ellensburg by Shawn O'Neill.[9][10] The film was most recently released in 2012.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Screaming Trees.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ivy" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Walk Through to This Side" | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Lines & Circles" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "She Knows" | 2:15 |
| 5. | "Shadow Song" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Grey Diamond Desert" | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Smokerings" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "The Second I Awake" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Invisible Lantern" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Even If" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Direction of the Sun" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Night Comes Creeping" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 40:43 | |
Personnel
- Screaming Trees
- Mark Lanegan – vocals
- Gary Lee Conner – guitar, organ
- Van Conner – bass
- Mark Pickerel – drums
- Additional personnel
- Steve Fisk – producer, piano on "Grey Diamond Desert"
- Rod Doak – engineering
- Daniel Herron – front cover artwork
- Jena Scott – photographs and lettering
