The Dirt of Luck
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| The Dirt of Luck | ||||
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| Released | April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Matador[1] | |||
| Producer | Helium Adam Lasus[2] | |||
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The Dirt of Luck is the debut studio album from American indie rock band Helium.[3][4] It was released in April 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus.
The album was partly recorded by Timony and Devlin, before bassist Ash Bowie joined the group.[5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
| NME | 8/10[10] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[12] |
| The Village Voice |  [13] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Best of all is the opener, 'Pat’s Trick,' a distorted, percussive exercise in sexual obsession made riveting by Timony’s fluttering-yet- powerful delivery."[3] Salon wrote that "the arcing melodies on notable Dirt of Luck songs such as 'Pat's Trick' and 'Honeycomb' contort like a kite twisting in the sky, as Timony's dusky voice and noisy guitar hum add a steadying presence."[14] Rolling Stone called the album an "off-kilter pop opus."[15] Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996 called it "a beacon of progressive noise-pop."[16]
