A white ship sailing in a sea of blackness,Codeine's swan song arrived in 1994amid grunge's ascension to alt radio'sgodhead status.

John Engle's guitaralternates between crystalline and sludge,and Stephen Immerwhar's distorted bassfloats on top of punishing drums fromnewcomer Doug Scharin (Rex, June of44), resulting in nine perfect meditationson the loneliness and uncertainty of earlyadulthood."Codeine's unyielding numbness createsits own kind of warmth - the feeling ofcold water running for so long that itsuddenly feels hot." -Spin