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Harmacy by Sebadoh
Harmacy is an album by Sebadoh, released in 1996. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ocean”, on 16 lists with a best position of #78.
Harmacy, Sebadoh's sixth album, came out on Sub Pop in 1996, and it got its name by accident: Jason Loewenstein snapped a pharmacy sign in Cashel, Ireland, while the band was on tour, the P had gone missing, and the photo landed on the cover. That's about right for a band that came up making four-track tapes in Northampton, Massachusetts, and never lost its taste for charming imperfection.
It's the second and last Sebadoh record with Bob Fay on drums, the man who stepped in for founding member Eric Gaffney, and the trio sounds sharper and warmer than in the hiss-caked early days, with Lou Barlow and Loewenstein both stepping up to sing. "Willing to Wait" and "Ocean" lean toward the hushed, aching end of things. Fay was gone before the next one, The Sebadoh, the band's major-label record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Harmacy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean | 16 | #78 | – | 1996–2014 | |
| 2 | Willing to Wait | 4 | #41 | – | 1996–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.