Five American Portraits

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Five American Portraits
Red Krayola - Five American Portraits.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010
Genre Experimental rock
Length44:12
Label Drag City [1]
The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology
Sighs Trapped by Liars
(2007)
Five American Portraits
(2010)
The Red Krayola chronology
Fingerpointing
(2008)
Five American Portraits
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (71/100) [2]
Review scores
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Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media (6.2/10) [5]
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Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Five American Portraits is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 2010 by Drag City. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling." [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Art & Language; all music is composed by The Red Krayola

No.TitleLength
1."Portrait of Wile E. Coyote"5:03
2."Portrait of President George W. Bush"12:16
3."Portrait of President Jimmy Carter"5:59
4."Portrait of John Wayne"15:05
5."Portrait of Ad Reinhardt"5:49

Personnel

Red Krayola
Additional musicians and production

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References

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  2. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic . Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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  7. "Five American Portraits", Uncut , March 2010, pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.