Italian Platinum

Italian Platinum
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	2002 (2002)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:28
Label	Touch and Go Records
Producer	Steve Albini, Heather Whinna
Silkworm chronology
Lifestyle (2000) Italian Platinum (2002) It'll Be Cool (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4.5/5 [3]
Blender	[4]
Now	3/5 [5]
Ox-Fanzine	7/10 [6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10 [7]
Spin	7/10 [8]
The Village Voice	A− [9]
Tom Hull - on the Web	B+ [10]

Italian Platinum is the eighth full-length album released by American indie rock band Silkworm. It is the band's third album released on Touch and Go Records. Like their previous album Lifestyle , Steve Albini and his girlfriend Heather Whinna recorded and produced the album respectively. Matt Kadane from Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on this album.

Track listing

1. "(I Hope U) Don't Survive" – (3:25)
2. "The Third" – (2:09)
3. "The Old You" – (3:22)
4. "Is She a Sign" – (2:28)
5. "The Brain" – (2:59)
6. "Bourbon Beard" – (3:13)
7. "LR72" – (4:12)
8. "White Lightning" – (3:20)
9. "Dirty Air" – (2:41)
10. "Young" – (3:27)
11. "Moving" – (2:52)
12. "The Ram" – (2:43)
13. "A Cockfight of Feelings" – (3:37)

Personnel

• Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Dahlquist—Drums, Vocals
• Tim Midyett—Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
• Matt Kadane—Keyboards
• Steve Albini—Engineer
• Heather Whinna—Producer
• Kelly Hogan—Backing Vocals, Lead vocals on "Young"
• Nick Webb—Mastering

References

1. "Italian Platinum by Silkworm". Metacritic . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Silkworm - Italian Platinum". AllMusic . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
3. Alternative Press August 2002, page 83
4. Blender issue #55, page 86
5. Liss, Sarah (June 6, 2002). "SILKWORM". Now . Retrieved December 16, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Review".
7. Bowers, William (June 13, 2002). "Silkworm: Italian Platinum". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
8. Milner, Greg (July 2002). "Silkworm: Italian Platinum (Touch and Go)". Spin . Vol. 18, no. 7. p. 110. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
9. Christgau, Robert (June 11, 2002). "Down and Alt". Village Voice . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
10. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Silkworm".