Hang Time (album)

Hang Time is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Soul Asylum. It was released in 1988 on Twin/Tone Records. The album is notable for its harder-edged sound compared to their earlier work, leaning more towards punk rock influences. Lyrically, Hang Time explores themes of frustration, alienation, and social commentary, reflecting the band's Minneapolis roots. The album features songs like "Cartoon," which gained some college radio airplay, and "Down on the Ropes." Hang Time marked a transition for Soul Asylum, bridging their early independent sound with the more polished and commercially successful sound they would later achieve in the 1990s.