Don't Tell Me Now Explained

Don't Tell Me Now
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Halo Benders
Cover:	Donttellmenow.jpg
Released:	January 16, 1996
Recorded:	Dub Narcotic
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	K Records
Producer:	Phil Ek^[1]
Prev Title:	God Don't Make No Junk
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	The Rebels Not In
Next Year:	1998

Don't Tell Me Now (1996) is the second studio album by the American indie rock group The Halo Benders.^{[2] [3]}

The album was released on K Records in 1996. It was recorded at Dub Narcotic, in Olympia, Washington. The catalog number is KLP 46.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," praising the greatness of the band's "why-not imagination."^[4] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "spirited throughout" and "a generally worthy follow-up."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks by The Halo Benders

1. "Phantom Power" – 1:51
2. "Halo Bender" – 4:30
3. "Mercury Blues" – 3:10
4. "Bomb Shelter Pt.1" – 1:50
5. "Bomb Shelter Pt.2" – 4:15
6. "Volume Mode" – 3:18
7. "Inbred Heart" – 2:13
8. "Planned Obsolescence" – 4:40
9. "Magic Carpet Rider" – 2:08
10. "Blank Equation" – 3:17
11. "Crankenstein" – 4:14

Personnel

• Calvin Johnson – vocals, guitar
• Doug Martsch - guitar, vocals, bass
• Phil Ek – organ on "Planned Obsolescence," additional drums on "Bombshelter Part Two," supervising engineer
• Wayne Flower - bass, drums
• Alex Knold - cello on "Blank Equation"
• Jen Smith – vocals on "Bombshelter"
• Beth Rangert - vocals on "Bombshelter"
• Ralph Youtz - drums, guitar
• Steve Fisk - keyboards

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Halo Benders . AllMusic . 10 October 2020.
2. Web site: DeLorean: The Halo Benders - Don't Tell Me Now (1996). Tiny Mix Tapes.
3. Web site: System's Abnormal. Michael. Roberts. October 16, 1997. Westword.
4. Web site: Halo Benders . Trouser Press . 10 October 2020.
5. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. March 10, 1996. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.