Puressence (album) explained

Puressence
Type:	studio
Artist:	Puressence
Cover:	Puressence (album).jpg
Released:	29 April 1996
Recorded:	1996 at Angelshare Studios, Clwyd; Chapel Studios, Lincoln; The Cutting Room, Manchester and Monnow Valley, Rockfield
Genre:	Arena rock, shoegazing
Length:	43:58
Label:	Island
Producer:	Clive Martin
Year:	1996
Next Title:	Only Forever
Next Year:	1998

Puressence is the first album by the English alternative rock band Puressence, released in 1996.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

NME wrote that "this magnificent debut album – by turns both plaintive and gutturally anthemic – still stands as a towering miserablist masterpiece."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Mudriczki, Szuminski, Matthews and McDonald.

1. "Near Distance" – 4:39
2. "I Suppose" – 4:13
3. "Mr Brown" – 5:02
4. "Understanding" – 4:27
5. "Fire" – 4:05
6. "Traffic Jam in Memory Lane" – 3:16
7. "Casting Lazy Shadows" – 3:36
8. "You're Only Trying to Twist My Arm" – 4:27
9. "Every House on Every Street" – 4:03
10. "India" – 6:04

Personnel

Musicians

• James Mudriczki - vocals
• Neil McDonald - guitar
• Kevin Matthews - bass guitar
• Anthony Szuminski - drums

Technical

• Clive Martin - producer and engineer
• Peter Anderson - Photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wilkinson . James . Puressence, Biography & History . AllMusic.
2. Web site: Homecoming show for Puressence. Sarah. Walters. December 28, 2007. Manchester Evening News.
3. Web site: Unspun Heroes - Puressence, 'Puressence' | NME. . March 12, 2010.