- psychedelic rock, noise pop, neo-psychedelia
- 49 min
- 8 tracks
- Mint Films
Yerself Is Steam is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Mercury Rev, released on May 14, 1991. The title is a mondegreen of the phrase "your self-esteem", and is taken from a recurring lyric in opening track "Chasing a Bee".
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- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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- earnestironic
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Tracks
- A1Chasing a Bee7:12
- A2Syringe Mouth4:04
- A3Coney Island Cyclone2:38
- A4Blue and Black6:00
- A5Sweet Oddysee of a Cancer Cell t' th' Center of Yer Heart7:42
- B1Frittering8:48
- B2Continuous Trucks and Thunder Under a Mother's Smile0:44
- B3Very Sleepy Rivers12:16
8 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mercury Rev
- Label
- Mint Films
- Released
- 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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