Fetish Bones

Fetish Bones
Studio album by Moor Mother
Released	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Genre	Experimental [1]
Length	30:16
Label	Don Giovanni Records
Producer	Moor Mother Ohbliv Trngnder Drums Like Machine Guns Wizard Apprentice
Moor Mother chronology
Fetish Bones (2016) The Motionless Present (2017)

Fetish Bones is the debut studio album by American musician Moor Mother. ^[2] It was released via Don Giovanni Records on September 16, 2016. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	8.2/10 [5]

The album was included on Pitchfork 's "20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016" list. ^[1] It was also placed at number 18 on Rolling Stone 's "20 Best Avant Albums of 2016" list, ^[6] number 3 on The Wire 's "Top 50 Releases of 2016" list, ^[7] and number 2 on Bandcamp Daily 's "Best Albums of 2016" list. ^[8]

The song "Creation Myth" was placed at number 88 on Spin 's "101 Best Songs of 2016" list. ^[9] The song "Deadbeat Protest" was placed at number 98 on Pitchfork's "100 Best Songs of 2016" list, ^[10] as well as number 24 on Noisey 's "100 Best Songs of 2016" list. ^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Camae Ayewa.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Creation Myth"	4:30
2.	"Parallel Nightmares"	2:29
3.	"Deadbeat Protest"	1:23
4.	"KBGK"	2:27
5.	"Valley of Dry Bones"	2:01
6.	"DIY Time Machine"	2:04
7.	"Tell Me About It"	2:12
8.	"Chain Gang Quantum Blues"	2:25
9.	"By the Light"	2:06
10.	"Cabrini Green x Natasha Mkenna"	3:04
11.	"Nois Bois"	1:50
12.	"Washington Park"	1:44
13.	"Time Float"	2:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Moor Mother – production (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), words, vocals, recording, insert
• Ohbliv – production (2)
• Trngnder – production (4)
• Drums Like Machine Guns – production (9)
• Wizard Apprentice – production (13)
• Joe Baldacci – mixing
• Alex Nagel – mastering
• Sasha Burgess – cover photography
• Eva Wo – back cover
• Joe Steinhardt – layout

References

1. Lozano, Kevin (December 9, 2016). "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (page 2 of 2)". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
2. Reeves, Mosi (October 21, 2016). "10 New Artists You Need to Know: October 2016 - Moor Mother". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
3. Iadarola, Alexander (September 6, 2016). "Moor Mother's New Track Is a Reminder of the Agitating Power of Noise". Thump . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
4. "Moor Mother – Fetish Bones out Sept. 16th!". Don Giovanni Records . July 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
5. Lozano, Kevin (September 29, 2016). "Moor Mother: Fetish Bones". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
6. Weingarten, Christopher R. (December 28, 2016). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2016 - 18. Moor Mother, 'Fetish Bones'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
7. "Listen to The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2016". The Wire . December 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
8. Bawsism, Nnamdi (December 9, 2016). "The Best Albums of 2016: #20 – 1". Bandcamp Daily. Bandcamp . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
9. Shoup, Brad (December 13, 2016). "The 101 Best Songs of 2016 (page 1 of 2)". Spin . Retrieved May 19, 2019.
10. Pelly, Jenn (December 12, 2016). "The 100 Best Songs of 2016 (page 1 of 10)". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
11. Kelly, Kim (December 15, 2016). "The 100 Best Songs of 2016 - Noisey". Noisey . Retrieved March 25, 2017.

External links

• Fetish Bones at Discogs (list of releases)