Decimation Blues

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Decimation Blues
Castanets - Decimation Blues album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2014 [1]
Genre Indie folk
Length35:09
Label Asthmatic Kitty
Castanets chronology
Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts
(2009)
Decimation Blues
(2014)

Decimation Blues is the sixth and final studio album by American folk band Castanets. It was released on August 19, 2014, through Asthmatic Kitty. It would be the last release before their disbandment in 2022 due to lead singer Raymond Raposa's death.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405 6.5/10 [3]
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Consequence of Sound B− [5]
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Pitchfork 5.9/10 [7]
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Decimation Blues received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 68/100 based on 9 reviews. [2]

Track list

(All songs by Raymond Raposa)

No.TitleLength
1."It's Good to Touch You in the Sunlight"4:18
2."Be My Eyes"2:59
3."Thunder Bay"3:54
4."Out for the West"4:14
5."To Look Over the Grounds"2:45
6."Blackbird Tune"2:11
7."Cub"3:19
8."Pour It Tall and Pour It True"3:04
9."There Is a Place Up the Road There"0:52
10."My Girl Comes to the City"2:02
11."Tell Them Memphis"3:37
12."Somewhere in the Blue"1:54

References

  1. "Decimation Blues". Asthmatic Kitty. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Decimation Blues". Metacritic . Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. Greer, Jonathan (August 29, 2014). "Castanets - Decimation Blues". The 405 . Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. Thomas, Fred. "Decimation Blues - Castanets". Allmusic . Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  5. "Castanets: Decimation Blues". Consequence of Sound. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. Kimberlin, Shane (August 12, 2014). "Castanets - Decimation Blues". musicOMH . Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. Currin, Grayson (August 15, 2014). "Castanets: Decimation Blues". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  8. Fiander, Matthew (August 19, 2014). "Castanets: Decimation Blues". PopMatters . Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  9. Hemmerling, Joe. "Castanets - Decimation Blues". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved August 23, 2019.