| Camoufleur | ||||
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| Released | February 23, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
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Camoufleur is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on February 23, 1998 on Drag City. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [4] |
| NME | 7/10 [5] |
| Uncut |  [6] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Camoufleur as "a subdued, meditative affair, bringing together elements of folk, jazz, film music, and the avant-garde", which gradually "opens up, revealing layers of modest beauty". [2] Entertainment Weekly critic Rob Brunner found that it showed Gastr del Sol's music continuing to become "less obtuse", praising the album as "their most listenable — and ambitious — work yet". [4] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club felt that its "move toward more standard song structures, while not a radical revamp, sounds fresh and enjoyable." [7]
In 2018, Pitchfork placed Camoufleur at number 38 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998. [8] In an accompanying write-up, staff writer Marc Hogan described the album as "meticulous, introspective chamber-pop, unfurling a bit like Van Dyke Parks' work with Brian Wilson." [8] Fact ranked it as the tenth best post-rock album of all time in a 2016 list. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Seasons Reverse" | 5:52 | |
| 2. | "Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder" |
| 6:31 |
| 3. | "Black Horse" |
| 5:24 |
| 4. | "Each Dream Is an Example" |
| 5:41 |
| 5. | "Mouth Canyon" |
| 3:48 |
| 6. | "A Puff of Dew" |
| 6:20 |
| 7. | "Bauchredner" |
| 7:09 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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