Yerself Is Steam

by

Mercury Rev

Yerself Is Steam is the 1991 debut album by Mercury Rev. The title is a mondegreen of the phrase "Your self-esteem", and is taken from a recurring lyric in the opening "Chasing a Bee". "Car Wash Hair" was released as a single to follow the album. "Very Sleepy Rivers" is supposedly about a serial killer, with the river acting as a metaphor for the killer's relative calm and sudden tendency to snap.… More