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Yerself Is Steam

Mercury Rev · 1991

56 min · 85 tracks · alternative rock

A swirling blend of psychedelic textures and dreamlike melodies that evoke surreal landscapes.

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Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • wave-like pacing and flow
  • dreamy, surreal soundscapes

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on May 14, 1991, 'Yerself Is Steam' was Mercury Rev's debut album, emerging during the burgeoning alternative rock scene of the early '90s. The band was still in its formative stages, having formed just a few years earlier in 1989, and this album marked their first significant entry into the music world.
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Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Chasing a Bee 7:09
  • 2 Syringe Mouth 4:04
  • 3 Coney Island Cyclone 2:37
  • 4 Blue and Black 6:00
  • 5 Sweet Oddysee of a Cancer Cell t' th' Center of Yer Heart 7:48
  • 6 Frittering 8:47
  • 7 Continuous Trucks and Thunder Under a Mother's Smile 0:43
  • 8 Very Sleepy Rivers 7:15
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  • 98 [silence] 0:04
  • 99 Car Wash Hair 6:45

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