A white ship sailing in a sea of blackness, Codeines swan song arrived in 1994 amid grunges ascension to alt radios godhead status. John Engles guitar alternates between crystalline and sludge, and Stephen Immerwhars 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 uncertainty of early adulthood.

Codeines unyielding numbness creates its own kind of warmth the feeling of cold water running for so long that it suddenly feels hot. Spin