Name: Ice Melt
Brand: Crumb

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CR3LPC4

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Crystal Clear

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Discogs ID

[r18535930]

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0617308003000

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

CR03CD

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

0617308004380

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

CR3LP

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black

[r18526225]

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0617308002966

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

CR3LPC2

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Opaque Red

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[r18522760]

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LP++ - Indie Shops Version.

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0617308002980

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

Artist

Crumb

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Crumb Records

Exclusive

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.