Favorite Waitress

Favorite Waitress
Studio album by the Felice Brothers
Released	June 9, 2014
Studio	Arc, Omaha, Nebraska
Genre	Rock, roots rock
Label	Dualtone
Producer	Jeremy Backofen
The Felice Brothers chronology
God Bless You, Amigo (2012) Favorite Waitress (2014) Felice Navidad (2015)

Favorite Waitress is an album by the American band the Felice Brothers, first released on June 9, 2014, in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]} They supported it with UK and North American tours. ^{[3] [4]} The first single was "Cherry Licorice". ^[5]

Production

The Felice Brothers spent a year working on the songs for Favorite Waitress. ^[6] Produced by Jeremy Backofen, it was recorded in a week at Arc Studios, in Omaha, Nebraska. ^{[7] [8]} The band wanted a more minimalist sound and tried to use only instruments that they played on a regular basis. ^[6] They used a string section on "Lion". ^[9] "Bird on Broken Wing" is dedicated to Pete Seeger. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Exclaim!	7/10 [9]
Ox-Fanzine	7/10 [11]
Pitchfork	5.6/10 [12]
The Press	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Uncut	[15]

The Liverpool Echo said that the album "lurches with a loose, devil-may-care energy that can obscure and highlight the beauty of the songs within." ^[16] Rolling Stone opined that "the lively romp 'Lion' ... proves that the Felices translate best on record when they're being their boisterous, rootsy selves." ^[14] The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the "darker, more expressionistic turn". ^[17]

The New York Times stated that "the songs lurch, sway, plunk and rock out; they turn cryptic or offer direct comfort, focusing the album's many allusions to economic inequality". ^[18] The Bristol Post called the music "a country bar room slur mixed with a vaudevillian honky tonk stagger through the weird, the broken and the wonderful". ^[19] The Press dismissed the album as "too calculated, too mechanical". ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bird on Broken Wing"
2.	"Cherry Licorice"
3.	"Meadow of a Dream"
4.	"Lion"
5.	"Saturday Night"
6.	"Constituents"
7.	"Hawthorne"
8.	"Katie Cruel"
9.	"No Trouble"
10.	"Alien"
11.	"Chinatown"
12.	"Woman Next Door"
13.	"Silver in the Shadow"

References

1. "The Felice Brothers true to rural roots". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. June 12, 2014. p. F4.
2. "Key Releases". Music Week. May 30, 2014. pp. 42–43.
3. "Live Wires". London Evening Standard. June 6, 2014. p. 46.
4. Riemenschneider, Chris (June 20, 2014). "The Big Gigs". Star Tribune. p. E4.
5. Colurso, Mary (July 4, 2014). "The Like List". City Scene. The Birmingham News. p. 2.
6. Opoien, Jessie (June 26, 2014). "Felice Brothers Bring Rowdy Roots-Rock to Town High Noon Saloon". 77 Square. The Capital Times. p. 12.
7. Madison, Samantha (July 17, 2014). "Felice Brothers end recent American tour in Harrisburg". The Sentinel. p. C3.
8. Arnaudin, Edwin (July 4, 2014). "Felice Brothers back with 'Favorite Waitress'". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. T23.
9. Kloke, Joshua (June 16, 2014). "The Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
10. "Favorite Waitress Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
11. Buchmann, Robert (August–September 2014). "Reviews". Ox-Fanzine. No. 115. p. 92.
12. Deusner, Stephen M. (June 17, 2014). "Favorite Waitress The Felice Brothers". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
13. Hutchinson, Charles (July 24, 2014). "Other new releases". The Press. p. 51.
14. Drell, Cady (July 3, 2014). "Favorite Waitress". Rolling Stone. No. 1212/1213. p. 101.
15. Mueller, Andrew. "The Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". Uncut. No. July 17, 2014. p. 75.
16. "Albums of the Week". The Guide. Liverpool Echo. June 20, 2014. p. 3.
17. DeLuca, Dan (July 4, 2014). "Nightlife". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. W20.
18. Pareles, Jon (July 6, 2014). "Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". The New York Times. p. AR14.
19. "The Felice Brothers Review". Bristol Post. September 4, 2014. p. 8.