Blueblood (album)

Last updated
Blueblood
Blueblood (album).jpg
Studio album by
Silkworm
Released1998 (1998)
Genre Indie rock
Length34:36
Label Touch and Go [1]
Silkworm chronology
Developer
(1997)		Blueblood
(1998)		 Lifestyle
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 2.5/10 [4]

Blueblood is the sixth full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1998. [5] Unlike other Silkworm releases, it was not recorded by their long-time engineer Steve Albini, though he is credited with mixing the record (he would record the band on their next album, Lifestyle ). It is the band's first album released on Touch and Go Records.

Contents

Critical reception

The Chicago Reader called the album "disappointingly flat and half-baked." [6] Salon wrote that "[Tim] Midgett sings ragged and artless in the accepted indie style, but an endearing half-resigned, half-yearning melancholy is all he needs to put the wry words across." [7] CMJ New Music Monthly called Blueblood "a stimulating mix of riff-fueled rants and more meandering tunes." [8]

Track listing

  1. Eff -- (3:46)
  2. I Must Prepare (Tablecloth Tint) -- (2:47)
  3. Said It Too Late -- (2:44)
  4. Redeye -- (2:11)
  5. Empty Elevator Shaft -- (3:41)
  6. Beyond Repair -- (5:21)
  7. Tonight We're Meat -- (4:34)
  8. Ritz Dance -- (4:09)
  9. Pearly Gates -- (2:36)
  10. Clean'd Me Out -- (2:47)

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Silkworm was an American indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005 whose core members were Tim Midyett, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist.

<i>Hissing Prigs in Static Couture</i> 1996 studio album by Brainiac

Hissing Prigs in Static Couture is the third and final studio album by American indie rock band Brainiac, released on March 26, 1996. It is the band's second release through Touch & Go Records, following the Internationale extended play released the year prior. The album incorporates more electronics than previous Brainiac releases, and hints towards the more synth-based electropunk style that the band would later focus on for their next extended play, and final release before Tim Taylor's death in 1997, Electro-Shock for President.

<i>Dont Tell Me Now</i> 1996 studio album by The Halo Benders

Don't Tell Me Now (1996) is the second studio album by the American indie rock group The Halo Benders.

Seam was an American indie rock band from Chicago. Active from 1991 to 2000, it was led by Sooyoung Park, former frontman of Bitch Magnet. Seam's initial line-up included bassist Lexi Mitchell and drummer Mac McCaughan.

<i>Fake Can Be Just as Good</i> 1997 studio album by Blonde Redhead

Fake Can Be Just as Good is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released on March 11, 1997 by Touch and Go Records.

<i>Argyle Heir</i> 2001 studio album by The Ladybug Transistor

Argyle Heir is a studio album by the American indie pop band the Ladybug Transistor. It was released on May 22, 2001, via Merge Records.

<i>Full Blown Possession</i> Album by Grifters

Full Blown Possession is the fifth and last full-length album by Memphis indie rock band The Grifters, released in 1997.

<i>As Seen from Above</i> 1997 studio album by Dianogah

As Seen from Above is an album by the American band Dianogah, released in 1997.

<i>Owls</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Owls

Owls is the debut studio album by American rock band Owls, which was released on July 31, 2001, through Jade Tree. After the disbandment of Joan of Arc, frontman Tim Kinsella reunited with the former members of Cap'n Jazz to form Owls. They recorded with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois, in April 2001. The album is an emo and indie rock record that has been compared with the works of Ghosts and Vodka, Pavement, and Captain Beefheart.

<i>Developer</i> (album) 1997 studio album by Silkworm

Developer is the fifth full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1997. It was their second and final album released on Matador Records before they moved to Touch and Go.

<i>Lifestyle</i> (album) 2000 studio album by Silkworm

Lifestyle is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Silkworm. It was released on August 8, 2000, by Touch and Go Records, their second on the label.

Italian Platinum is the eighth full-length album released by indie rock band Silkworm. It is the band's third album released on Touch and Go Records. Like their previous album Lifestyle, Steve Albini and his girlfriend Heather Whinna recorded and produced the album respectively. Matt Kadane from Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on this album.

<i>Itll Be Cool</i> 2004 studio album by Silkworm

It'll Be Cool is the ninth and last full-length album released by indie rock band Silkworm before drummer Michael Dahlquist was killed in a car wreck. Released on September 14, 2004, it was the band's fourth album on Touch and Go Records. The album was recorded by Steve Albini. Matt Kadane from Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on the album.

In the West is the second full-length album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1994. It was the band's first full-length album to be produced by their long-time friend Steve Albini; the first official recording that the band recorded with him was the His Absence Is A Blessing EP.

<i>Still Life</i> (The Connells album) 1998 studio album by the Connells

Still Life is an album by the American pop/rock band the Connells, released in 1998. It is the last album to include founding member Peele Wimberley on drums.

<i>Gently, Down the Stream</i> 1998 studio album by Come

Gently, Down The Stream is the fourth and final album by Boston indie rock band Come.

<i>Start Packing</i> 1996 studio album by Run On

Start Packing is the debut album by Run On, released in 1996 through Matador Records.

Mike Henderson is an American singer-songwriter.

<i>Beheaded</i> (album) 1996 studio album by Bedhead

Beheaded is the second studio album by Texas-based indie rock band Bedhead, released 1996 through Trance Syndicate. The album was released in the United Kingdom through Rough Trade, and was reissued on compact disc format through Touch & Go Records on February 20, 2001, along with the band's other two albums WhatFunLifeWas and Transaction de Novo. The album was included in the Numero Group's 2014 boxset 1992–1998 and was also released separately on LP format.

Loftus was an American indie rock band from Chicago, signed to Perishable Records. Consisting of former members of Red Red Meat and Rex, it released only one album in 1998.

References

  1. ↑ "Blueblood | Silkworm | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". www.tgrec.com.
  2. ↑ Frey, Tracey. Blueblood at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 453.
  4. ↑ "Silkworm: Blueblood: Pitchfork Review". August 28, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Silkworm | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Margasak, Peter. "Silkworm". Chicago Reader.
  7. ↑ "Blueblood". Salon. August 19, 1998.
  8. ↑ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (Sep 1998): 58.



Gnome-dev-cdrom-audio.svg

This 1990s indie rock album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.