Low Birth Weight

Low Birth Weight
Studio album by
Piano Magic
ReleasedMay 1999
GenrePost-rock
Length50:36
LabelRocket Girl
Piano Magic chronology
A Trick of the Sea
(1998)		 Low Birth Weight
(1999)		 Artists' Rifles
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
NME7/10

Low Birth Weight is the third album by English band Piano Magic, released in May 1999 by Rocket Girl. The cover image is a cropped portion of "The Kittens' Tea Party", by Walter Potter.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the sparse use of warm analogue electronics and the soft musical complexion bring to mind American bands like Low, although Piano Magic has a distinctly British vibe, owing an appropriate debt to the hypnotic ambience of Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Snowfall Soon"
5:02
2."Crown Estate"
  • Johnson
  • Matt Simpson
4:33
3."Bad Patient"
5:00
4."The Fun of the Century"
  • Jen Adam
5:01
5."Birdymachine"
  • Johnson
1:25
6."Not Fair"
  • Johnson
  • Cooper
4:12
7."Dark Secrets Look for Light"
  • Johnson
  • Simpson
  • Simon Rivers
  • Matt Sawyer
4:52
8."Snow Drums"
  • Johnson
  • Cooper
4:59
9."Shepherds Are Needed"
  • Johnson
5:20
10."I Am the Sub-Librarian"
  • Johnson
  • Cooper
4:26
11."Waking Up"
5:49
Total length:50:39

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Ken. Low Birth Weight at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Low Birth Weight". NME. 2 May 1999. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nobody's ever heard of my all-time favourite band". the Guardian. 28 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Piano Magic | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Piano Magic Low Birth Weight | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.