| Developer | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
| Label | Matador [1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini [2] | |||
| Silkworm chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [2] |
Developer is the fifth full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1997. [5] [6] It was their second and final album released on Matador Records before they moved to Touch and Go.
The Stranger called the album "dour, funny, casual, intense, refined, and raw." [7] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the songs "seem to have been sequenced to maximize the contrast between bassist Tim Midgett's tersely emotional lyrics and guitarist Andy Cohen's sardonic, anecdotal style." [8] Miami New Times wrote that Silkworm's songs "unwind slowly and abstractly, with Cohen's busy but lyrical solos tearing out a center in the rhythms -- skidding off on surprising tangents, never going for any predictable or simple momentum." [9] The Chicago Reader praised the album's "frantic guitar, strangulated vocals, and drunken drumming." [10]
The tenth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, titled with a set of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols, 💥☠️💣🌀👊, and commonly known as Symbols, was released on September 23, 1997 by Wax Trax! Records.
Silkworm was an American indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005 whose core members were Tim Midyett, Andy Cohen, and Michael Dahlquist.
Surf's Up is the second album by David Thomas and Two Pale Boys, released in 2001. The album is named after the Beach Boys' track, which the band covers.
Day Three of My New Life is the second full length album by the rock band Knapsack. It was released on February 25, 1997, on Alias Records, and re-released in 2014 on Poison City Records.
Helioself is the second album by Papas Fritas, released in 1997. According to the band's website, "Helioself is the name of the mythical Sun-Ra sessions that were so powerful ... they were sealed away in a lost vault by request of the Ra himself because the world was not ready for such harmonic energy."
The Hangovers were a band formed by The Raincoats member, Gina Birch, along with former members of Voodoo Queens, Stereolab and Laika.
Ten Years After is Tommy Keene's fourth studio album, released in 1996. It was his first for Matador Records.
Full Blown Possession is the fifth and last full-length album by Memphis indie rock band The Grifters, released in 1997.
As Seen from Above is an album by the American band Dianogah, released in 1997.
In Your Bright Ray is the fourth and final solo album, released in 1997, by Grant McLennan.
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.
Libertine is the third full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm. It was released in 1994 on El Recordo. It was their last recorded release before guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band.
Firewater is the fourth full-length studio album released by indie rock band Silkworm. It was engineered by Steve Albini, who worked on most of the band's recorded work. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio. It was the band's first album released on Matador Records.
Blueblood is the sixth full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1998. Unlike other Silkworm releases, it was not recorded by their long-time engineer Steve Albini, though he is credited with mixing the record. It is the band's first album released on Touch and Go Records.
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.
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.
Gently, Down The Stream is the fourth and final album by Boston indie rock band Come.
Start Packing is the debut album by Run On, released in 1996 through Matador Records.
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