Whiteout (album)

Whiteout
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)[1]
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
LabelIn the Red[2]
Producer
Boss Hog chronology
Boss Hog
(1995)
Whiteout
(1999)
Brood X
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Kerrang![6]
laut.de[7]
NME4/10[8]
Pitchfork3.1/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[11]
Uncut[12]

Whiteout is the third studio album by alternative rock band Boss Hog.[13]

Music

While previous Boss Hog albums were indelibly stamped with the guitar-heavy aesthetic of Jon Spencer, AllMusic critic Chris Handyside describes Whiteout as fully planned and led by Cristina Martinez. The results are a modernized version of the group's signature sound, "garage punk and new wave girl groups as refracted through a 21st century looking glass."[14] SPIN called it "ingeniously slicked-up garage pop."[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Boss Hog.[15]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Whiteout"Tore Johansson3:07
2."Chocolate"Tore Johansson3:05
3."Nursery Rhyme"Tore Johansson3:57
4."Stereolight"Tore Johansson4:10
5."Fear for You"Andy Gill3:30
6."Get It While You Wait"Andy Gill3:42
7."Jaguar"Andy Gill2:41
8."Itchy & Scratchy"Andy Gill3:54
9."Trouble"Boss Hog2:42
10."Monkey"Boss Hog1:56

Personnel

Musicians
  • Cristina Martinez – lead vocals
  • Jon Spencer – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jens Jurgensen – bass
  • Hollis Queens – drums, backing vocals
  • Mark Boyce – keyboard
Production
  • Staffan Olofsson – mastering on Tracks 1, 2 and 6–8
  • Roger Jonsson – mastering on Tracks 3–5, 9 and 10 at CD-Plant Mastering, Malmö, Sweden
  • Tore Johanssonmixing on Tracks 1–4 and "Get It While You Wait" at Tambourine Studios
  • Bil Emmons – engineering
  • Reto Peter – assistant engineer on Tracks 1–4
  • Jim Sclavunos – mixing on "Fear for You"
  • Eric Tew & Phil Painson – assistant engineers on "Fear for You" and "Jaguar"
  • Eric Tew – assistant engineer on "Get It While You Wait" and "Itchy & Scratchy"
  • JG Thirlwell – mixing on "Jaguar"
  • Roli Mosimann – mixing on "Itchy & Scratchy" at East Side Sounds
  • Juan Garcia – assistant engineer on "Trouble" and "Monkey"
  • Cris Moor – photography
  • Laura Genninger – art direction
  • STUDIO 191 – design

References

  1. ^ "Discography Boss Hog". Toy's Factory. Archived from the original on March 1, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  2. ^ "Boss Hog Whiteout". exclaim.ca.
  3. ^ "Whiteout - Boss Hog | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Boss Hog". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 765. ISBN 9780195313734.
  5. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (February 25, 2000). "Whiteout". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Brannigan, Paul (February 12, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 788. EMAP. p. 46.
  7. ^ Cordas, Alexander. "Christina Martinez und Jon Spencer verführen mit groovigem Indierock" [Christina Martinez and Jon Spencer seduce with groovy indie rock]. laut.de (in German). Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  8. ^ NME (September 12, 2005). "Whiteout". NME. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  9. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Boss Hog: Whiteout: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 13, 2000. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Hunter, James (March 2, 2000). "Boss Hog: Whiteout". Rolling Stone. No. 835. p. 96. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  11. ^ a b Gross, Joe (April 2000). "Reviews: Boss Hog, 'Whiteout'". SPIN. p. 196.
  12. ^ Roberts, Chris (March 2000). "Albums". Uncut. No. 34. IPC. p. 74.
  13. ^ Jenkins, Mark (March 24, 2000). "BOSS HOG" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  14. ^ Handyside, Chris. Whiteout – overview at AllMusic
  15. ^ Whiteout – credits at AllMusic