Since We've Become Translucent

Since We've Become Translucent
Studio album by
Mudhoney
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
RecordedApril 4, 2000–February 23, 2002
Studio
  • Jupiter
  • Egg
  • Gravelvoice
  • Private Radio
(Seattle)
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:34
LabelSub Pop[1]
Producer
Mudhoney chronology
Tomorrow Hit Today
(1998) 		Since We've Become Translucent
(2002) 		Under a Billion Suns
(2006)
Singles from Since We've Become Translucent
  1. "Sonic Infusion"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media5.2/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Since We've Become Translucent is the sixth studio album by American rock band Mudhoney, released in 2002.[5] The album was the first to be recorded after the departure of their original bassist Matt Lukin, three years earlier.[6] It was also the first to be released through Sub Pop after the band returned to the label.

Since We've Become Translucent marked a prominent change in the band's sound. The album departed from their typical grunge sound and features a relatively accessible rock sound. However, on tracks such as "Baby, Can You Dig the Light?", psychedelica, synthpop, and jazz are explored.

The bulk of the album was recorded over three weekends with three different producers – Johnny Sangster, Martin Feveyear and Scott Colburn – between November 2001 and February 2022. The band focused on three songs at a time, which they rehearsed and recorded before moving on to the next songs.[7] This approach would also be used on the band's next album Under a Billion Suns.[8] One track, "Inside Job", was recorded with Jack Endino in a single day in April 2000 with former MC5 Wayne Kramer on bass,[9] before new bassist Guy Maddison joined the band in 2001.[10]

  1. ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Since We've Become Translucent". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ^ "Since We've Become Translucent - Mudhoney". Allmusic.
  3. ^ "Mudhoney: Since We've Become Translucent". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "Mudhoney: Since We've Become Translucent : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". December 3, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Mudhoney". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ "Mudhoney Have Become Translucent, Don't Care That They're Not Pearl Jam". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Last Laugh". The Seattle Weekly. October 9, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Cam (September 6, 2018). "Mudhoney's Steve Turner Ranks the Band's Ten Albums". Vice Media. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Willis, Jules (2000). "Mudhoney Since We've Become Translucent Review". BBC. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Rettig, James (November 26, 2014). "Mudhoney's Guy Maddison Discusses His Day Job As A Registered Nurse". Stereogum. Retrieved December 4, 2023.