Introduction (Red Krayola album)

Introduction
Studio album by The Red Krayola
Released	April 18, 2006
Recorded	August 2005 at Soma E.M.S., Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Psychedelic rock, freak folk
Length	51:50
Label	Drag City
Producer	Drag City
The Red Krayola chronology
Japan in Paris in L.A. (2004) Introduction (2006) Red Gold (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
NME	[4]
Pitchfork	8.0/10 [5]
Slant	[6]
Uncut	[7]

Introduction is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 2006 via Drag City. ^{[8] [9]}

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle called the album a "highly eclectic glide through folk, blues, electronic, and post-punk." ^[10] Magnet wrote: "With Introduction, Thompson and Co. take on Americana 21st-century style, pushing the oddities of past albums to the background while emphasizing melody and giving free range to Thompson’s warm-yet-eerie comments on shark attacks and unbroken circles." ^[11] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "further proof that Thompson is one of the few geniuses demented enough to have never suffered growing pains." ^[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mayo Thompson; all music is composed by The Red Krayola.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction"	0:55
2.	"Breakout"	5:03
3.	"Cruise Boat"	2:26
4.	"Note to Selves"	3:37
5.	"L.F.G."	5:07
6.	"A Tale of Two"	3:26
7.	"Psy Ops"	2:18
8.	"It Will Be (Delivered)"	3:02
9.	"Puff"	1:59
10.	"Greasy Street"	4:24
11.	"Vexations"	4:27
12.	"Elegy"	5:17
13.	"When She Went Swimming"	3:54
14.	"Swerving"	2:42
15.	"Bling Bling"	3:13

Personnel

Red Krayola

• John McEntire  – drums, synthesizer, ukulele, mixing, recording
• Stephen Prina  – guitar, harpsichord, piano, organ, tambourine, vocals
• Mayo Thompson  – vocals, guitar
• Tom Watson – bass guitar, guitar, harpsichord, synthesizer, vocals

Additional musicians and production

• Charlie Abel – accordion
• Drag City  – production
• Noel Kupersmith – bass guitar, photography
• Dan Osborne – illustration
• Roger Seibel – mastering
• Chris Strong – photography

References

1. "The Red Krayola: Introduction". Metacritic . Retrieved August 12, 2012.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Introduction". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. "Introduction", Mojo , June 2006, pg. 99. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
4. "Introduction", NME . April 29, 2006, pg. 39. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
5. Linhardt, Alex (June 22, 2006). "Red Crayola: Introduction". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. Newlin, Jimmy (April 10, 2006). "Red Crayola: Introduction". Slant . Retrieved August 12, 2012.
7. "Introduction", Uncut , 2006. pg. 119. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
8. "Red Krayola Introduction". exclaim.ca.
9. "Colour supplement Colour supplement After 40 weird and wonderful years, the one-man legend behind The Red Krayola has met his match in an Aberdonian accordionist. By Neil Cooper". HeraldScotland.
10. "The Red Krayola: Introduction Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
11. Miller, Eric T. (June 2, 2006). "The Red Krayola: Outside The Lines".
12. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. July 21, 2005 – via Google Books.

External links

• Introduction at Discogs (list of releases)