Anahata (album)

Anahata is the fourth studio album by Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on June 10, 1999, by Quarterstick Records.^[5][6]

Anahata
Studio album by June of 44
Released	June 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)
Recorded	January 1999 (1999-01)
Studio	Electrical Audio (Chicago, IL)
Genre	Post-hardcore, math rock
Length	50:21
Label	Quarterstick
Producer	Bob Weston
June of 44 chronology
Four Great Points (1998) Anahata (1999) In the Fishtank 6 (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[4]

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album June of 44's "most satisfying outing to date, largely because they seem to have refocused their sweat and toil on writing songs — or riffs and motifs, to be more accurate."^[7] Portland Mercury wrote that the band perfected "their squirrelly amalgam of post-rock and post-hardcore."^[8] The Dallas Observer wrote that "the playing is uniformly excellent ([Doug] Scharin is one of rock's most underrated drummers) but not in the service of any particularly dynamic ideas."^[9] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band's "tactic of flatly shouting its lyrics, often in unison, detracts from the musical backdrop."^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fred Erskine, Sean Meadows, Jeff Mueller and Doug Scharin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wear Two Eyes (Boom)"	4:51
2.	"Escape of the Levitational Trapeze Artist"	4:41
3.	"Cardiac Atlas"	5:08
4.	"Equators to Bi-Polar"	6:10
5.	"Recorded Syntax"	5:01
6.	"Southeast of Boston"	5:13
7.	"Five Bucks in My Pocket"	4:06
8.	"Peel Away Velleity"	15:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Anahata liner notes.^[11]

June of 44

• Sean Meadows – guitar, bass, vocals
• Jeff Mueller – guitar, vocals
• Fred Erskine – bass, trumpet, keyboards, vocals
• Doug Scharin – drums, keyboards, samples, percussion, vibes

Additional musicians

• Julie Liu – viola (3)
• Chiyoko Yoshida – vocals (6)

Production

• Bob Weston – production, recording, mixing
• Christina Files – recording (5, 6)
• John Golden – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Quarterstick	CD, LP	QS64