Codeine - The White Birch (Clear w White Splatter) grunge and 90’s avant-pop

and 90’s avant-pop

driving it to unforeseen places

not sampled from records

"Not like you're spiralling out of control but you're going around and around and on each revolution

which was a top 20 hit in the UK

Codeine - The White Birch (Clear w White Splatter) grunge and 90’s avant-popLP, Limited Edition, Clear w White Splatter Vinyl Numero Group (2023) US A white ship sailing in a sea of blackness, Codeine's swan song arrived in 1994 amid grunge's ascension to alt radio's godhead status. John Engle's guitar alternates between crystalline and sludge, and Stephen Immerwhar's distorted bass floats on top of punishing drums from newcomer Doug Scharin (Rex, June of 44), resulting in nine perfect meditations on the loneliness and