Horsepower (album) explained

Horsepower
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Phoenix Foundation
Cover:	Horsepower cover art.jpg
Released:	2003
Length:	44:22
Label:	Capital Recordings^[1] Young American^[2]
Producer:	Lee Prebble^[3]
Next Title:	Pegasus
Next Year:	2005

Horsepower is an album by The Phoenix Foundation, released in 2003.^{[3] [1]} It was re-released outside of New Zealand in 2007.^[4]

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that one of the band's "greatest strengths is a mastery of sonic nuance ... the arrangements are rich and colorful, but the texture never feels too thick."^[4] Illinois Times called the album's sound "a hypnotic, often melancholy brand of atmospheric alt-rock that combines beguiling vocal melodies with radiant guitars and eccentric production touches."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Sister Risk" – 4:50
2. "Let Me Die A Woman" – 3:53
3. "This Charming Van" – 3:56
4. "The Swarm" – 2:42
5. "St Kevin"  – 4:18
6. "Bruiser (Miami 4000)" – 4:15
7. "Sally" – 4:26
8. "Celebrate!" – 3:12
9. "Going Fishing" – 4:58
10. "Lambs" – 3:57
11. "Wildlife" – 4:01

Bonus Tracks:

1. "The Drinker" - 4: 57
2. "Blue Summer" - 3: 34

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Phoenix Foundation - AudioCulture. www.audioculture.co.nz.
2. Web site: The Phoenix Foundation Go 'Fishing'. 23 May 2007. Spin.
3. Web site: The Phoenix Foundation | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: The Phoenix Foundation: Horsepower. 14 March 2007. PopMatters.
5. Web site: When kiwis take flight. René Spencer. Saller. Illinois Times.