HUM 'YOU'D PREFER AN ASTRONAUT' 2LP (Reissue)

LABEL: Earth Analog Records
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 1995
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP

You’d Prefer an Astronaut is Hum’s quintessential release thanks to its unlikely hit single “Stars,” which channeled the space-rock of Failure and the churning grunge of Smashing Pumpkins in equal measure. The rest of the record delivers the same type of goods; languid post-grunge haze, shoegazing listlessness, and enough feedback to drown out a jet engine. At once powerful and pretty, You’d Prefer an Astronaut is your favorite Nineties band’s favorite Nineties album. You need this on your shelf.