Hold Your Horse Is

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Hold Your Horse Is
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002
Genre
Length34:04
Label5 Rue Christine
ProducerHella
Hella chronology
Leather Diamond
(2001)
Hold Your Horse Is
(2002)
Falam Dynasty
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Ox-Fanzine9/10[2]
Pitchfork8.3/10[3]
Stylus MagazineB+[4]

Hold Your Horse Is is the debut studio album by American math rock band Hella. It was released on March 19, 2002, through 5 Rue Christine, a sub-label of Kill Rock Stars.[5][6][7] It remains a highly influential album within the math rock genre.[8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Hella.

No.TitleLength
1."The D.Elkan"0:43
2."Biblical Violence"3:03
3."Been a Long Time Cousin"3:50
4."Republic of Rough and Ready"3:44
5."1-800-Ghost-Dance"3:44
6."Brown Metal"3:54
7."Cafeteria Bananas"3:40
8."City Folk Sitting, Sitting"7:06
9."Better Get a Broom!"4:20

Personnel[edit]

Personnel per liner notes.[9]

Hella

Production

  • Hella - production
  • Galen Baudhuin - engineer, mixing, recording
  • Aaron Prellwitz - assistant engineer
  • George Horn - mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hold Your Horse Is - Hella - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Imwiehe, Ulf (September 2002). "Review". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Goldner, Sam (August 31, 2023). "Hella: Hold Your Horse Is (Deluxe Reissue)". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Freelon, Deen (September 1, 2003). "Hella - Hold Your Horse Is - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "News". hellaband.com. June 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Downs, Gordon (February 27, 2014) [originally published in 2004]. "Interview: Hella". Modern Fix. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Gross, Joe (July 30, 2002). "Asristir Veildrioxe / Hold You Horse is / Final Foods". The Village Voice: 66.
  8. ^ Sacher, Andrew (July 24, 2023). "Hella's 'Hold Your Horse Is' gets deluxe 21st anniversary reissue (exclusive color vinyl)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Hella (2002). Hold Your Horse Is (booklet). 5 Rue Christine. ger018.