Yerself Is Steam

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yerself is Steam is the debut album by Mercury Rev, released in 1991. The title is a malapropism of the phrase "Your self-esteem," and is taken from a recurring lyric in "Chasing a Bee." "Car Wash Hair" was originally released as a single before the album. "Very Sleepy Rivers" is supposedly about a serial killer, with the river being a metaphor for the killer's relative calm and sudden tendency to snap. "Chasing A Bee", "Frittering" and "Car Wash Hair" are still played regularly in concert by the band today. Other editions of Yerself is Steam have been released in the UK, including CDs with the "Car Wash Hair" CD single or the Mint Films label compilation CD Mint Humbucker, and LPs pressed on white vinyl with blue splatters, pink swirl vinyl or transparent blue vinyl.