Fontanelle by Babes in Toyland.

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Fontanelle by Babes in Toyland.

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Tracks:
Bruise Violet
Right Now
Bluebell
Handsome & Gretel
Blood
Magick Flute
Won't Tell
Quiet Room
Spun
Short Song
Jungle Train
Pearl
Realeyes
Mother
Gone

Performer Notes: Babes In Toyland: Kat Bjelland (vocals, guitar); Lori Barbero (vocals, drums); Maureen Herman (bass).
Recorded at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Sorcerer Sound, New York, New York.
Fontanelle was a revelation on release in 1992, a caustic but compelling extrapolation of the dark side of the female psyche. With Maureen Herman taking over on bass from Michelle Leon, it upped the ante following Babes In Toyland's impressive but less cohesive debut, Spanking Machine. Kat Bjelland (the project's co-producer in tandem with Lee Ranaldo) is the perfect conduit for these abrasive songs, by turns cajoling and accusing. At times you can almost hear Bjelland's vocal chords disintegrate under the strain she puts on them ('Handsome Gretel'). That song is also typical of the Babes' nursery rhymes-gone-sour lyrical thematic. To sustain that intensity over 15 songs without ever descending into metal/punk cliche was quite an achievement.

Professional Reviews: Spin (12/92, p.69) - Ranked #17 in Spin's list of the '20 Best Albums Of The Year' - "...an excruciating treat....Venting never felt so good..."

Entertainment Weekly (8/28/92, p.66) - "...a fast, furious, threatening documentary of what girls who just want to have fun really talk about...rip snorting rock & roll that is as angry as it is sexy..." - Rating: A-

Option (Jan.-Feb./93, p.81) - "...The band's lyrics match the quality musicianship...[Babes In Toyland] show off talents for both screaming rants and sweet ruminations..."

Format: Vinyl (1 Disc)

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 14 August, 2015

Label: Rhino (Label)

Performer Notes: Babes In Toyland: Kat Bjelland (vocals, guitar); Lori Barbero (vocals, drums); Maureen Herman (bass).

Recorded at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Sorcerer Sound, New York, New York.
Fontanelle was a revelation on release in 1992, a caustic but compelling extrapolation of the dark side of the female psyche. With Maureen Herman taking over on bass from Michelle Leon, it upped the ante following Babes In Toyland's impressive but less cohesive debut, Spanking Machine. Kat Bjelland (the project's co-producer in tandem with Lee Ranaldo) is the perfect conduit for these abrasive songs, by turns cajoling and accusing. At times you can almost hear Bjelland's vocal chords disintegrate under the strain she puts on them ('Handsome Gretel'). That song is also typical of the Babes' nursery rhymes-gone-sour lyrical thematic. To sustain that intensity over 15 songs without ever descending into metal/punk cliche was quite an achievement.

Professional Reviews: Spin (12/92, p.69) - Ranked #17 in Spin's list of the '20 Best Albums Of The Year' - "...an excruciating treat....Venting never felt so good..."

Entertainment Weekly (8/28/92, p.66) - "...a fast, furious, threatening documentary of what girls who just want to have fun really talk about...rip snorting rock & roll that is as angry as it is sexy..." - Rating: A-

Option (Jan.-Feb./93, p.81) - "...The band's lyrics match the quality musicianship...[Babes In Toyland] show off talents for both screaming rants and sweet ruminations..." Format: Vinyl (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 14 August, 2015 Label: Rhino (Label)