Anesthesia

There are two versions. The July 1991 Fun City demo, with Wharton Tiers producing and Jimmy Chambers on drums, came out as the single; the Lunapark version was re-recorded with Maher by the trio, and is the one we hold. Melody Maker in 1992 said Hamish Kilgour of the Clean drummed on the single and NME said Chambers; a later fan write-up has Chambers on "Anesthesia" and Kilgour on "I Can't Wait". NME's Keith Cameron called the single a heartening return, and Melody Maker found it as subtly beautiful, perhaps a trifle slight. Wareham told Salon he prefers the single version, because it is slower and sadder. Toppermost hears the album version as quieter, mid-tempo, lighter and airier than Galaxie 500. We found no source in which Wareham explains the song.

The Umbrella Puzzles covered it on their 2020 album Anesthesia. Setlist.fm shows it in 66 setlists, and it was second in the set at Vivarium in Milwaukee on March 14, 2024. We found no chart entry, video or first and last performance dates.