Magazine (Jump, Little Children album) explained

Magazine
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jump, Little Children
Cover:	Magazinejumplittlechildren.jpg
Released:	September 1, 1998
Genre:	Alternative rock, indie rock, baroque pop, blues rock, experimental rock
Length:	41:17
Label:	Breaking/Atlantic
Producer:	Brad Jones
Prev Title:	Buzz
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	The Early Years, Volume 1
Next Year:	2001

Magazine is an album by the American indie rock group Jump, Little Children, released in 1998.^[1] It was the band's major label debut.^[2]

Critical reception

The Boston Herald thought that "from the three minute, three-chord sugar rush of 'My Guitar', to the cello-buoyed mope-rock of 'Cathedrals', Jump, Little Children comes off like pop-wise old pros."^[3]

AllMusic wrote that "there's an accent on swelling, instantly gracious choruses, but the band seems a bit too tentative in their new direction to infuse the songs with the self-belief necessary for the music to rise above American indie convention."

Track listing

All songs written by Jay Clifford, except where noted.

1. "Not Today" – 3:26
2. "Violent Dreams" – 4:02
3. "Come Out Clean" – 2:54
4. "Cathedrals" – 3:55
5. "All Those Days Are Gone" – 3:40
6. "Body Parts" (Matthew Bivins) – 3:44
7. "My Guitar" – 3:35
8. "B-13" (Evan Bivins) – 3:49
9. "Habit" (Matthew Bivins) – 4:52
10. "Say Goodnight" – 4:31
11. "Close Your Eyes" – 2:49

Personnel

• Jump, Little Children
  • Evan Bivins – Drums, Guitar, Hammer Dulcimer, Percussion, Vocals
  • Matthew Bivins – Accordion, Composer, Electronic Mandolin, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Moog Bass, Vocals
  • Jonathan Gray – Bass, Vocals
  • Jay Clifford – Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mellotron, Organ, Piano, String Arrangements, Toy Piano, Vocals
  • Ward Williams – Cello, Group Member, Guitar, Programming, Vocals
• Brad Jones – Engineer, Mixing, Producer
• Amanda Kapousouz – Musician
• Jason Lehning – Assistant Engineer
• Matt Martone – Engineer
• Frank Ockenfels – Photography
• Dee Dee Ramone – count-in vocals to "Come Out Clean"
• Jim Rondinelli – Mixing
• Lamar Sorrento – Cover Art
• Leon Zervos – Mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jump, Little Children Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. News: Findlay . Prentiss . Jump, Little Children hopes to land in big time . The Post and Courier . 27 Aug 1998 . E3.
3. News: Convey . Kevin R. . JUMP, LITTLE CHILDREN Magazine (Atlantic/Breaking) . Boston Herald . October 29, 1999 . S22.
4. Jump (Little Children). Billboard.