| Freak City Soundtrack | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Material Issue |
| Cover: | Freak_City_Soundtrack_album_cover.jpg |
| Released: | March 8, 1994 |
| Genre: | Power pop |
| Length: | 35:16 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Mike Chapman |
| Prev Title: | Destination Universe |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Goin' Through Your Purse |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Freak City Soundtrack is the third studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records in 1994.[1] [2] It was the last studio album the band would record before frontman Jim Ellison died by suicide in 1996.[3]
The album was produced by Mike Chapman, who also produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack.[4] [1] Rick Nielsen appears on the album.[5]
Trouser Press called the album "an unqualified triumph," and praised "Help Me Land" as "two minutes of slashing power chords, a frenzied vocal and Zelenko’s totally out-of-control drumming."[6] The Hartford Courant called it "40 minutes of high-energy, minimal-angst-factor fun."[5] The Chicago Tribune called Freak City Soundtrack "a return to form ... It comes as close as any disc to capturing the band's live energy."[7]
All songs written by Jim Ellison except when noted.