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Golden Smog introduces their fans to the "post-Jeff Tweedy era" on this eight-song EP, the first release from the semi-supergroup to not feature the Wilco frontman as part of the lineup since 1995's Down by the Old Mainstream. Given Tweedy's minimal participation on the 2006 album Another Fine Day, his absence shouldn't come as a tremendous surprise, and this EP follows a creative lead similar to the album, dominated by smart but gently sloppy melodic structures and vocals that wobble back and forth between heartfelt and purposefully goofy. (Two of the songs here, "Can't Even Tie Your Own Shoes" and "Look at You Now," are leftovers from the sessions for Another Fine Day, so it's no wonder some of the approach rubbed off.) A few numbers, like the keyboard-dominated "Magician" and the shambolic punk pastiche closer, "Insecure," sound as if they were tossed off for laughs, and two covers pad out the running time, but "Without a Struggle" is a splendid new song buoyed by Gary Louris' vocals and "Scotch on Ice" sounds like a rough draft for another fine number if these guys ever buff off the rough edges. With the future seemingly hazy for both the Jayhawks and Soul Asylum (whose members dominate Golden Smog at the moment), Blood on the Slacks' pearly moments suggest these guys might be saving some of their top-shelf ideas for this band for a change, even if they didn't spend a lot of time sweating over the finished product.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Daniel Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Dan Murphy, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Perlman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paco Loco, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Miguel Angel Munoz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Pitmon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Guillanot, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Salas, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dan Murphy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Anderson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Perlman, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Ed Ackerson, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Electric Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Electric Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Paco Loco, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Miguel Angel Munoz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Pitmon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Guillanot, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Salas, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daniel Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Dan Murphy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Perlman, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Producer, Percussion, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paco Loco, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Pirner, ComposerLyricist - Dan Murphy, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Anderson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Perlman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daniel Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Dan Murphy, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Anderson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Perlman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Producer, Percussion, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dan Murphy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - J Mascis, ComposerLyricist - Golden Smog, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Gary Louris, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Perlman, Bass Guitar, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Ackerson, Producer, Percussion, Executive Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kraig Jarret Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Golden Smog, MainArtist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Golden Smog introduces their fans to the "post-Jeff Tweedy era" on this eight-song EP, the first release from the semi-supergroup to not feature the Wilco frontman as part of the lineup since 1995's Down by the Old Mainstream. Given Tweedy's minimal participation on the 2006 album Another Fine Day, his absence shouldn't come as a tremendous surprise, and this EP follows a creative lead similar to the album, dominated by smart but gently sloppy melodic structures and vocals that wobble back and forth between heartfelt and purposefully goofy. (Two of the songs here, "Can't Even Tie Your Own Shoes" and "Look at You Now," are leftovers from the sessions for Another Fine Day, so it's no wonder some of the approach rubbed off.) A few numbers, like the keyboard-dominated "Magician" and the shambolic punk pastiche closer, "Insecure," sound as if they were tossed off for laughs, and two covers pad out the running time, but "Without a Struggle" is a splendid new song buoyed by Gary Louris' vocals and "Scotch on Ice" sounds like a rough draft for another fine number if these guys ever buff off the rough edges. With the future seemingly hazy for both the Jayhawks and Soul Asylum (whose members dominate Golden Smog at the moment), Blood on the Slacks' pearly moments suggest these guys might be saving some of their top-shelf ideas for this band for a change, even if they didn't spend a lot of time sweating over the finished product.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:24:49
- Main artists: Golden Smog
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lost Highway Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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