Codeine

The New York slowcore trio of Stephen Immerwahr, Chris Brokaw and John Engle, whose "Pea" exists in three versions.

Frigid Stars

Codeine formed in New York City in 1989. The original trio was Stephen Immerwahr on vocals, bass and songs, Chris Brokaw on drums and some guitar, and John Engle on guitar; Doug Scharin of Rex replaced Brokaw permanently after Brokaw left to play full-time with Come, and Josh Madell of Antietam filled in for a US tour. Guests on the first album included David Grubbs, who played piano on "W." and guitar on "Tom" and "Wird", and Jon Fine of Bitch Magnet, who played guitar on "Jr".

Frigid Stars LP was released by Glitterhouse in Europe in early 1991 and by Sub Pop in the US in May 1991, after the singles "Pickup Song" (1990) and "D" (1991). It was recorded in July and August 1990.

Albums

Frigid Stars LP 1991 · Sub Pop
The debut, closing with "Pea".
The White Birch 1994
A 1994 album.
What About The Lonely? 2013
A 2013 album.
Dessau 2022
A 2022 album.

Songs

Pea Frigid Stars LP · 1991
A song with three recordings: a 1990 single B-side, the album version with piano, and an acoustic take.

Sources

Codeine (band), Wikipedia
Frigid Stars LP, Wikipedia
Codeine, MusicBrainz
Numero Group on Codeine, Numero Group