Icing (album)

Icing
Icing
Studio album by Cherubs
Released	1992
Recorded	Smart Studios, Madison, WI
Genre	Noise rock
Length	35:42
Label	Trance Syndicate
Producer	Mr. Colson
Cherubs chronology

Icing is the debut album by noise rock trio Cherubs, released in 1992 through Trance Syndicate.^[2]^[3] It was recorded at Smart Studios.^[4] The track "Pink Party Dessert" was released as a single on 7" vinyl and was played by John Peel on BBC Radio 1.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Chicago Tribune	^[6]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Almost consistently a mid-tempo project, Icing never accelerates to the cathartic pace typical of a thrash band."^[6] The San Antonio Express-News deemed the band "something of an underground supergroup ... whose ultra-heavy sound has been compared to everyone from Black Sabbath to Flipper to the Melvins".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cherubs

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sugary"	3:06
2.	"All Chickened Out"	3:18
3.	"Half a Rat"	3:46
4.	"Come"	3:02
5.	"Ginger Upper"	4:02
6.	"Fed"	4:00
7.	"Shoofly"	3:03
8.	"Pink Party Dessert"	3:37
9.	"Vicki's Retreat"	3:38
10.	"Kick Me"	4:10

Personnel

Cherubs

Owen McMahon – bass guitar, vocals
Brent Prager – drums
Kevin Whitley – guitar, vocals

Production and additional personnel

Mr. Colson – production, engineering, recording

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Trance Syndicate	CD, LP	TR-13

References

^ Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 66.
^ The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology. University of Texas Press. 2011. p. 138.
^ Beets, Greg; Whymark, Richard (2023). A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin. University of Texas Press. p. 239.
^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Icing > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Rothschild, David (Oct 22, 1992). "Cherubs Icing". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
^ Johnson, Robert (June 18, 1993). "Trance-inducing bill". San Antonio Express-News. p. 22F.

External links

Icing at Discogs (list of releases)

[pitchfork-1] Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[2] Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 66.

[3] The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology. University of Texas Press. 2011. p. 138.

[4] Beets, Greg; Whymark, Richard (2023). A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin. University of Texas Press. p. 239.

[allmusic-5] Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Icing > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[CT-6] Rothschild, David (Oct 22, 1992). "Cherubs Icing". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.

[7] Johnson, Robert (June 18, 1993). "Trance-inducing bill". San Antonio Express-News. p. 22F.

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Kevin Whitley Owen McMahon Brent Prager
Studio albums	Icing (1992) Heroin Man (1994) 2 YNFYNYTY (2015)
Labels	Trance Syndicate Brutal Panda Records
Related articles	Noise rock Ed Hall Low fidelity