Amor and Language

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Amor and Language
Red Krayola - Amor and Language.jpg
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ReleasedJune 3, 1995
Genre Experimental rock
Length28:43
Label Drag City [1]
The Red Krayola chronology
Coconut Hotel
(1995)
Amor and Language
(1995)
Hazel
(1996)
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Amor and Language is an EP by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1995 by Drag City. [3] [4]

Contents

Model Rachel Williams posed for the album's cover. [5]

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Monthly called the EP an "opportunity to observe a venturesome mind and his talented entourage." [6] AllMusic wrote that "this is about as gentle as '90s experimental rock gets, and not without its pleasing riffs here and there." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hard on Through the Summer"2:29
2."The Ballad of Younis and Sofia"4:33
3."Luster"2:21
4."Ai"2:43
5."T (I, II)"5:48
6."A-A-Allegories"2:03
7."The Wind"3:14
8."Stil de grain brun"2:09
9."The Letter"3:23

Personnel

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References

  1. "The Red Krayola - Amor And Language | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Amor and Language". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. Rothschild, David. "RED KRAYOLA CUTS THE CHEESECAKE ON NEW CD". chicagotribune.com.
  4. Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. "Mayo Thompson: Well Red". MAP Magazine. June 1, 2006.
  6. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 14, 1995 via Google Books.