Firewater (Silkworm album)
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Released | February 20, 1996 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 59:05 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Steve Albini | |||
Silkworm chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Rock | 7/10[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography | 6/10[4] |
MusicHound Rock | 3/5[5] |
Spin | 8/10[6] |
Firewater is the fourth full-length studio album released by indie rock band Silkworm.[7][8] It was engineered by Steve Albini, who worked on most of the band's albums and singles. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio.[9] It was the band's first album released on Matador Records.[10]
Track listing
[edit]- "Nerves" - 2:59
- "Drunk" - 3:05
- "Wet Firecracker" - 2:03
- "Slow Hands" - 5:27
- "Cannibal Cannibal" - 2:41
- "Tarnished Angel" - 5:08
- "Quicksand" - 3:11
- "Ticket Tulane" - 3:31
- "Swings" - 3:04
- "Severance Pay" - 3:11
- "The Lure of Beauty" - 4:05
- "Miracle Mile" - 4:14
- "Drag The River" - 3:08
- "Killing My Ass" - 4:48
- "Caricature of a Joke" - 3:20
- "Don't Make Plans This Friday" - 5:20
Personnel
[edit]- Silkwater
- Andy Cohen — guitar, vocals on 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16
- Michael Dahlquist — drums
- Tim Midyett — bass, vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
- Steve Albini — engineer
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r251520
- ^ Thompson, Dave (May 18, 2000). "Alternative rock". San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 18, 1998). "The encyclopedia of popular music". London ; New York : Muze ; New York : Exclusive distribution in the USA by Grove's Dictionaries – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (May 18, 2003). "The great indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "MusicHound rock : the essential album guide". Detroit : Visible Ink Press. May 18, 1999 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ LLC, SPIN Media (March 18, 1996). "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lost Classics: Silkworm "Firewater"". March 17, 2009.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Silkworm". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "Silkworm: A look back". pastemagazine.com. August 22, 2005.
- ^ "Silkworm – Firewater – This Day In Matador History".