Pretty...Slow Explained

Pretty...Slow
Type:	Album
Artist:	Fuck
Cover:	Fuckprettyslow.jpg
Released:	1996
Genre:	Indie rock^[1]
Label:	Rhesus
Prev Title:	Fuck
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Baby Loves a Funny Bunny
Next Year:	1996

Pretty...Slow is an album by the American indie rock band Fuck, and their first to see wide release.^{[2] [3]} It was released by their own label, Rhesus Records, in 1996, and contains new material as well as songs originally released on their first album, the cassette Fuck.^[4]

Pretty...Slow was reissued by Smells Like Records in 2016.^[5]

Production

The album was recorded at Black Eyed Pig Recording Studio, in San Francisco.^[6] It was originally released in a limited edition cardboard packaging, with a coloring book and games.^[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "most of the tracks are off-kilter ballads played on dimly recorded acoustic guitars or clicking electrics with bass and light percussion."^[8]

Track listing

1. Wrongy Wrong
2. I Am Your King
3. Hide Face
4. In the Corner
5. From Heaven
6. One Eye out the Door
7. Monkey Does His Thing
8. Pretty Pretty
9. Shotgun (H)ours

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fuck (the band) released first LP in 14 years, touring (watch "Thirsty Gnome" video). BrooklynVegan. 28 June 2018 .
2. News: Rees . Christina . What's in a name? – Everything, when you've got good luck with a capital 'F' . Dallas Observer . October 1, 1998 . Music.
3. Web site: Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny . AllMusic . 15 April 2022.
4. Web site: Fuck. All Tomorrow's Parties.
5. Web site: Pretty...slow LP - Fuck - Artists. smellslikerecords.kungfustore.com.
6. News: Hamlin . Jesse . %*@#! – Band's name a four-letter word — to some, that's music to the ears . San Francisco Chronicle . November 7, 1996 . E1.
7. News: Simutis . David . Four-Letter Friends . Houston Press . October 8, 1998 . Music.
8. Web site: Pretty...Slow - Fuck | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.