Restraining Bolt

Restraining Bolt
Studio album by
Radish
ReleasedApril 22, 1997
Recorded
  • June 1996
  • November 1996
Studios
Genres
Length48:42
LabelMercury
Producers
Radish chronology
Dizzy
(1995)		 Restraining Bolt
(1997)

Restraining Bolt is the final studio album by American alternative rock band Radish, released in 1997. Ben Kweller, the group's frontman, was 15 at the time the album was released. The album was a commercial failure, selling only 13,000 copies by March 1998.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)
Drowned in Sound7/10
Entertainment WeeklyB−
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar
NME5/10
Rolling StoneStarStarHalf star
USA TodayStarHalf star
Vox8/10
Wall of Sound72/100

The Village Voice noted that "Kweller plays the roar that was grunge's revenge for punk like a teen gymnast executes a vault: there's a correct form and you follow it."

Track listing

  1. Little Pink Stars
  2. Simple Sincerity
  3. Failing and Leaving
  4. Dear Aunt Arctica
  5. Sugar Free
  6. Today's Bargain
  7. The You in Me
  8. Still I Wait
  9. A Promise
  10. Apparition of Purity
  11. My Guitar
  12. Bedtime

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.

Radish

Production

References

  1. ↑ Reece, Doug (March 22, 1997). "Mercury planting seeds of interest for youthful threesome Radish". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 12. p. 14.
  2. ↑ Tuzzeo Jr., Salvatore (August 16, 2002). "Ben Kweller's solo system". Go!. The Record. Bergen County. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (March 19, 1998). "The Butcher and the baby". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Moerer, Keith (February 1998). "Disappearing Act". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 2. Spin Media, LLC. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Restraining Bolt Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Radish". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ Mr. Ben (May 26, 2001). "Restraining Bolt". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (May 2, 1997). "Restraining Bolt Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ Hochman, Steve (April 16, 1997). "Wordplay and Wit Far Beyond the Songwriter's Years". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ Cigarettes, Johnny (September 6, 1997). "Radish Restraning Bolt". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ Hoskyns, Barney (June 12, 1997). "Recordings: Radish, Restraining Bolt". Rolling Stone. p. 114. Archived from the original on September 6, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (May 6, 1997). "Jayhawks' smooth 'Sound of Lies'". USA Today. p. D4. ProQuest 408739608.
  13. ↑ Kerby, Martin (October 1997). "Albums". Vox. No. 84. IPC. p. 101.
  14. ↑ Graff, Gary. "Wall of Sound Review: Restraining Bolt". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ Weisbard, Eric (April 29, 1997). "Teen tricks". The Village Voice. Vol. 42, no. 17. p. 59.
  16. ↑ Restraining Bolt (booklet). Mercury Records. 1997. 314 534 644-2.