Hope Blister, The - ...Smile's OK

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Downtempo, Shoegazer

Year:

1998

Tracklist

Dagger	5:54	X
Only Human	4:00	X
The Outer Skin	5:44	X
Sweet Unknown	4:18	X
Let The Happiness In	6:07	X
Is Jesus Your Pal	6:24	X
Spider And I	5:04	X
Hanky Panky Nohow	4:41	X

Versions

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
...Smile's OK (CD, Album)	4AD	CAD 8008 CD	UK	1998
...Smile's OK (CD, Album)	PIAS Benelux	170.8008.20	Belgium	1998
...Smile's OK (CD, Album)	Labels	72438 459252 3	France	1998
...Smile's OK (CD, Album)	Sonic Records (2)	SON 142	Poland	1998
...Smile's OK (CD, Album)	Rough Trade Germany	RTD 120.2147.2	Germany	1998
...Smile's OK (LP)	4AD	CAD 8008	UK	1998
Smile's OK (CD)	Mammoth Records	354 980 197-2	US	1998

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Rated 5/5

Review by eliks_postindustry Aug 29, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing ...Smile's OK, CD, Album, CAD 8008 CD

A surprisingly successful follow-up to This Mortal Coil by Ivo's gang. This time, with Fraser and Gerrard out, a Rutkowski sister took over the microphone, which effects in obviously less ethereal, but more 'down-to-earth' serious singing, sometimes with quite spectacular postrockish blend. The covers are still appealing, especially "Let The Happiness In", with a magnificent ending. Comparing to TMC, this record is more concise and 'logical', which gives a feel of a really well-crafted album, something which their former LPs lacked a bit.