Clairvoyance (album) explained

Clairvoyance
Type:Album
Artist:Screaming Trees
Cover:Clairvoyance (Screaming Trees album - cover art).jpg
Released:February 13, 1986
Recorded:Winter 1985
Studio:Velvetone Studio, Ellensburg, WA
Genre:
Length:37:42
Label:Velvetone, Hall of Records
Producer:Steve Fisk, Screaming Trees
Prev Title:Other Worlds
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Even If and Especially When
Next Year:1987

Clairvoyance is the 1986 debut studio album by the alternative rock band Screaming Trees, produced by Steve Fisk. Released on Velvetone Records, the album helped the band earn a contract with SST Records. While it is very much a combination of psychedelic and garage rock, it bears many similarities to early grunge. It was original limited to a pressing of 2,500 copies, which included full size, double sided inserts. In January 2005, it was re-issued on CD by Hall of Records.

Steve Fisk stated that after completing the record he attempted to book a tour for the band and sent their album to local radio stations with little to no traction, stating that "no one wanted to hear about a band from Eastern Washington".[2]

Critical reception

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil listed Clairvoyance as one of his favourite grunge albums, stating: "I like Clairvoyance for the song “Clairvoyance,” but my favorite song on there is probably “I See Stars” followed by “Orange Airplane.” After this album, they kind of fattened up their sound."[3]

Personnel

Screaming Trees
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beaumont. Mark. February 23, 2022. Mark Lanegan, 1964 – 2022: a foundation stone in modern alternative rock. May 10, 2022. NME.
  2. Book: Yarm, Mark. Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge. 978-0-30746-444-6. March 2012.
  3. Grow. Kory. April 2, 2019. Soundgarden's Kim Thayil: My Favorite Grunge Albums. Rolling Stone. June 25, 2019.