Killingsworth is the eighth studio album by the Minus 5, released by Yep Roc Records in 2009. The album was a collaboration with the Portland, Oregon–based indie rock band the Decemberists.
| Killingsworth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:39 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Consequence of Sound | [2] |
| Filter | 84%[3] |
| No Depression | Favorable[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.9/10[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Scott McCaughey, except where indicated
- "Dark Hand of Contagion" (Timothy Bracy, McCaughey) – 3:23
- "The Long Hall" – 3:04
- "The Disembowlers" – 3:10
- "The Lurking Barrister" – 3:05
- "It Won't Do You Any Good" – 1:50
- "Vintage Violet" – 2:40
- "Scott Walker's Fault" – 3:08
- "Big Beat Up Moon" (McCaughey, Willy Vlautin) – 3:11
- "I Would Rather Sacrifice You" – 2:58
- "Ambulance Dancehall" – 2:51
- "Gash in the Cocoon" – 3:57
- "Smoke On, Jerry" – 3:13
- "Your Favorite Mess" – 2:18
- "Tonight You're Buying Me a Drink, Bub" – 2:51
Personnel
edit- The Minus 5
- Peter Buck – 12-string guitar, mandolin, Fender Bass 6
- Scott McCaughey – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Farfisa, Mellotron
- John Moen – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Jenny Conlee – piano, pump organ, accordion, organ
- Chris Funk – banjo, autoharp, marxophone, dobro
- Tucker Jackson – pedal steel guitar
- Colin Meloy – lead vocals on 7
- Nate Query – upright bass, electric bass guitar
- The She Bee Gees – backing vocals
- Little Sue – backing vocals
- Annalisa Tornfelt – fiddle
- Ken Stringfellow – backing vocals
- Ezra Holbrook – drums
- Steve Turner – electric guitar
- Rachael Blumberg – drums
- Mike Coykendall – bass,[ambiguous] backing vocals
- Kurt Bloch – electric guitar
- Dave Depper
- Adam Selzer
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Justin Gerber (July 22, 2009). "Album Review: The Minus 5 Killingsworth". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ Adam Pollock (November 19, 2009). "The Minus 5 Killingsworth - Yep Ro". Filter. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
- ^ "MINUS 5, Killingsworth (Yep Roc)". No Depression. July 7, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Killingsworth - The Minus 5". Pitchfork Media. July 9, 2009.
- ^ Hart, Ron (July 23, 2009). "The Minus 5 / Young Fresh Fellows: Killingsworth / I Think This Is". PopMatters. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
External links
edit- Yep Roc's release statement
- Killingsworth at Discogs (list of releases)
- Killingsworth at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Killingsworth at Rate Your Music