Post to Wire

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{{Infobox album

| name = Post to Wire

| type = studio

| artist = Heather Duby

| cover = Heather Duby - Post to Wire.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1999

| recorded = Less Than Obvious Recordings

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 56:21

| label = Sub Pop

| producer = Heather Duby, Steve Fisk

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Symbient

| next_year = 2001

}}

Post to Wire is the debut album by the American musician Heather Duby, released in 1999 through Sub Pop.{{cite magazine |last1=Terzian |first1=Peter |title=Heather Duby, 'Post to Wire' |magazine=Out |date=Nov 1999 |volume=8 |issue=5 |page=118}}{{cite magazine |last1=Ashare |first1=Matt |title=Reviews: Heather Duby: Post to Wire |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=Nov 1999 |issue=75 |page=46}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Johnny |last=Loftus |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r431879|pure_url=yes}}|title=Post to Wire |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=April 6, 2013}}

|rev2 = Pitchfork Media

|rev2score = 7.2/10{{cite web|first=Nick |last=Mirov |url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/duby_heather/post-to-wire.shtml |title=Heather Duby: Post to Wire |publisher=Pitchfork Media |accessdate=April 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010711045603/http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/duby_heather/post-to-wire.shtml |archivedate=July 11, 2001 }}

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The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "a minor masterpiece of vibe, a collection of disarmingly gorgeous lamentations and petulant questions, each outfitted with unusual harmonic twists."{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Tom |title=Promising New Artists Who Deserve a Hearing |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=12 Sep 1999 |page=F14}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_lyrics = Heather Duby

| all_music = Heather Duby and Steve Fisk

| title1 = Judith

| length1 = 5:13

| title2 = Kensington Place

| length2 = 5:47

| title3 = You Loved Me

| length3 = 4:45

| title4 = Falter

| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = For Jeffrey

| length5 = 7:09

| title6 = A Healther Fear of Monsters

| length6 = 3:58

| title7 = September

| length7 = 5:12

| title8 = Halo Sky

| length8 = 8:46

| title9 = Soulflower

| length9 = 6:47

| title10 = Amygdala

| length10 = 4:30

}}

Personnel

;Musicians

  • Eric Akre – percussion
  • Heather Duby – vocals, production
  • Bo Gilliland – bass guitar
  • Michael Shilling – drums
  • Gary Thorstensen – guitar

;Production and additional personnel

References