Papas Fritas (album) explained

Papas Fritas
Type:	studio
Artist:	Papas Fritas
Cover:	PapasFritas_PapasFritas_cover.jpg
Released:	October 10, 1995
Genre:	indie rock, pop music
Length:	36:07
Label:	Minty Fresh
Producer:	Papas Fritas
Next Title:	Helioself
Next Year:	1997

Papas Fritas is the debut album by Papas Fritas, released in 1995 on the Minty Fresh record label.^[1]

Critical reception

Trouser Press editor Ira Robbins wrote that the group "...turns extraordinarily fetching pop concoctions like 'Lame to Be,' 'TV Movies,' 'Possibilities' and 'Smash This World' into disarmingly sophisticated and diverse small-scale charmers with abundant skill and no evidence of effort."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Guys Don't Lie" (Shivika Asthana, Tony Goddess) – 2:39
2. "Holiday" (Goddess) – 2:49
3. "Wild Life" (Goddess) – 3:16
4. "Passion Play" (Goddess) – 3:04
5. "TV Movies" (Asthana, Goddess) – 3:58
6. "My Revolution" (Keith Gendel) – 2:45
7. "Kids Don't Mind" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 0:51
8. "Smash This World" (Goddess) – 2:49
9. "Lame to Be" (Asthana, Goddess) – 2:48
10. "Possibilities" (Asthana, Gendel, Goddess) – 2:21
11. "My Own Girlfriend" (Goddess) – 1:59
12. "Explain" (Goddess) – 3:41
13. "Afterall" (Goddess) – 3:07

Personnel

• Shivika Asthana: drums, vocals
• Keith Gendel: bass, vocals
• Tony Goddess: guitar, piano, vocals

Production notes

String arrangement on "Passion Play" by Tom Swafford (Swafford and Kathleen Derbyshire, violins; Heather Morehouse, viola; Sarah Thompson, cello). Engineered by Paul Sanni at Hi-Tech City (Somerville, Mass.). Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade at Fort Apache (Cambridge, Mass). Mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE (Phoenix, Ariz.). Photography by Anna Rappaport and Tim Leanse. Protection by Michael Hafitz. Thanks to Matt Hanks and Sunday Driver Records.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papas Fritas | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Robbins. Ira. Papas Fritas. 2011-07-14.