Name: Ice Melt
Brand: Crumb

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CR003lp

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

617308002966

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

CR003cd

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617308004380

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Crumb

Genre US

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label US

Crumb Records

American subversive comics artist and musician, Crumb was born on August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his unique style and has made significant contributions to the art world. 

Crumb is a talented musician who plays various instruments including banjo, ukulele, mandolin and guitar. His musical skills add another dimension to his artistic abilities.

Married to Aline Crumb and father of Sophie Crumb, he continues to inspire and captivate audiences with his thought-provoking work.

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Crumb’s second album, Ice Melt, takes its name from the coarse blend of salts that you can buy from your local hardware store for $9.99. When sprinkled on your wintry steps, this mixture absorbs water and gives off heat, transforming the ice into a viscous, briney slush and, eventually, nothing at all. Beginning with the dynamic chaos of “Up &amp; Down,” and ending with Crumb’s closest thing to a lullaby, Ice Melt's ten tracks combine, like ice sculptures melting into a glistening puddle.

From the start, the group knew that cohesion was best achieved through plumbing their individual strengths— frontwoman Lila Ramani’s earliest songwriting, which catalyzed the group’s first two EPs; Bri Aronow’s knack for building (dis)affecting soundscapes; the hypnotic grounding of Jonathan Gilad’s drums, a Crumb mainstay; and Jesse Brotter’s distinctive bass playing, which subtly traces Ramani’s vocal melodies while providing an unrelenting pulse. These collective skills make Crumb a project of independent self-discovery, four creative minds converging around an idea that is always shifting and reforming. 

Convening in Los Angeles to work with producer Jonathan Rado, Crumb tapped into atmosphere-creation like never before, building experimental compositions that are at turns head-nodding and surrealist, energetic and euphoric. Ramani characterizes the album as a “return back down to earth,” a deeply felt examination of “real substances and beings that live on this planet.” It is also the cultivation of road-worn musicians exploring brand-new sounds and thematic concepts, pushing themselves into territory they could never have anticipated five years ago.

Ice Melt

Music US

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