Velvet Hammer

For The Illinois politician nicknamed "the Velvet Hammer", see Michael Madigan.

Velvet Hammer is a studio album by the American band Scrawl, released in November 1993^[2] by Simple Machines.^[3][4]

Velvet Hammer
Studio album by Scrawl
Released	November 8, 1993[1]
Length	37:11
Label	Simple Machines
Producer	Steve Albini
Scrawl chronology
Smallmouth (1990) Velvet Hammer (1993) Travel On, Rider (1996)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[7]

The New York Times wrote: "The music is sparse but strong; Marcy Mays's guitar and Sue Harshe's bass sometimes stand apart, sometimes mesh for buzzing riffs."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Mother Wants To Know" (Marcy Mays)	3:20
2.	"Take a Swing" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)	3:54
3.	"Disappear Without a Trace" (Marcy Mays)	6:10
4.	"See" (Sue Harshe)	3:17
5.	"Face Down" (Sue Harshe / Scrawl)	4:00
6.	"Tell Me Now, Boy" (Sue Harshe / Marcy Mays)	3:07
7.	"Drunken Fool" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	3:45
8.	"Prize" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	2:41
9.	"Blue Green Sea" (Marcy Mays)	2:50
10.	"Remember That Day" (Marcy Mays / Scrawl)	3:59