Face Tat

Not to be confused with Face tattoo.

Face Tat
Studio album by Zach Hill
Released	October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)
Recorded	April 2, 2009 – July 1, 2010
Genre	Noise rock noise experimental punk jazz no wave electronic
Length	39:38
Label	Sargent House
Producer	Andy Morin Zach Hill
Zach Hill chronology
Astrological Straits (2008) Face Tat (2010) Lil Scuzzy (2011)

Face Tat (stylized in all caps) is the second full-length studio album by American recording artist Zach Hill. It was co-produced by Andy Morin and released on October 19, 2010.

Artwork

The album cover shows a photograph of an angry woman with short black hair wearing a flannel shirt and overalls. She is holding a compressed air can which is spewing flames that she is glaring at. She is stood in front of a row of trees in daytime. There is a narrow plain white border around the image where the name of the album is handwritten in the top-right corner.

The cover image originates from a scene in "The Sacto Smile" music video directed by Zach Hill and Sean Stout. The cover was designed by Andy Morin and Sonny Kay.

The woman appearing in the music video and on the album cover is Liz Liles. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A− [4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [5]
musicOMH	[6]
Pitchfork	7.5/10 [7]
PopMatters	[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]

Face Tat received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 74/100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Zach Hill.

Face Tat ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Memo to the Man"	Zach Hill Greg Saunier Nick Reinhart	Zach Hill Andy Morin	3:42
2.	"The Primitives Talk"	Hill	Hill Morin	3:22
3.	"Ex-Ravers"	Hill Reinhart	Hill Morin	3:20
4.	"The Sacto Smile"	Hill Reinhart Randy Randall Dean Spunt	Hill Morin	1:58
5.	"Green Bricks"	Hill	Hill Morin	2:42
6.	"House of Hits"	Hill Reinhart	Hill Morin	4:54
7.	"Jackers"	Hill	Hill Morin	1:33
8.	"Burner in the Video"	Hill Robby Moncrieff	Hill Morin	3:27
9.	"Dizzy from the Twins"	Hill Reinhart	Hill Morin	2:23
10.	"Gross Sales"	Hill Guillermo Scott Herren	Hill Morin	2:48
11.	"Total Recall"	Hill Randall Spunt	Hill Morin	3:02
12.	"Face Tat"	Hill Carson McWhirter	Hill Morin	3:42
13.	"Second Life"	Hill Devendra Banhart	Hill Morin	2:45
Total length:				39:38

Personnel

• Andy Morin - keyboards, programming, recording and mixing
• Nick Reinhart - guitar (1,2,3,4,6,9)
• Greg Saunier - drums (1)
• Randy Randall - guitar (4,11)
• Dean Spunt - vocals (4,11)
• Robby Moncrieff - keyboards, guitar, programming (8)
• Guillermo Scott Herren - programming, electronics (10)
• Carson McWhirter - guitar (12)
• Devendra Banhart - vocals (13)

References

1. "An Interview with Zach Hill". I Heart Noise. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
2. "Face Tat Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved December 27, 2016.
3. Lymangrover, Jason. Review of Face Tat at AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
4. Martins, Chris (October 19, 2010). "Zach Hill: Face Tat". The A.V. Club . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
5. Bloomfield, Philip (December 13, 2010). "Album Review: Zach Hill – Face Tat". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
6. Clarke, Jude. "Zach Hill – Face Tat". musicOMH. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
7. Murphy, Matthew (October 13, 2010). "Zach Hill: Face Tat". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 27, 2016.
8. Galil, Leor (December 2, 2010). "Zach Hill: Face Tat". PopMatters . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
9. Purdum, Grant. "Zach Hill – Face Tat". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved March 26, 2018.