KMAG YOYO

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KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories)
Hayes KMAGYOYO Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Hayes Carll
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011
RecordedWire Recordings in Austin, TX except "Hard Out Here" recorded at Cedar Creek Recordings in Austin, TX. Additional recording at Alex The Great in Nashville, TN
Genre Americana, country
Length41:59
Label Lost Highway Records
Producer Brad Jones, Scott Davis
Hayes Carll chronology
Trouble in Mind
(2008)		KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories)
(2011)		 Lovers and Leavers
(2016)

KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories) is the fourth studio album from American singer-songwriter Hayes Carll.

Contents

The album title is a military acronym for "Kiss My Ass Guys, You’re on Your Own". [1] The album was included at no. 47 in Rolling Stone's "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". [2] It reached no. 67 on the Billboard 200. [3]

Reception

PopMatters gave the album 6/10. [1] American Songwriter gave it 4/5. [4] Paste gave it a positive review, describing Carll's music as "simple songs that are simply grand". [5] Allmusic gave it three and a half stars, calling it "a worthy addition to the ever-growing catalog of sly Texas country-rock". [6] Rolling Stone gave it the same score, [7] as did The Austin Chronicle . [8] The Washington Post also gave it a favorable review, with Bill Friskics-Warren stating that on the album Carll is "setting some standards of his own". [9] No Depression also viewed the album favorably, calling Carll "a sort of Charles Bukowski in the age of anti-depressants...a poet for thoughtful roughnecks and ne’er-do-wells". [10] Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ rating, [11] as did The A.V. Club , [12] and Robert Christgau. [13] Exclaim! also gave it a positive review, calling Carll "the voice of a new generation of good ol' boys". [14] New York Daily News gave it three stars out of five, Jim Farber calling Carll an "ace storyteller". [15] The Independent's Nick Coleman called it "very good". [16]

Track listing

All songs written by Hayes Carll except where noted.

  1. Stomp and Holler – 3:07
  2. Hard Out Here – 3:32
  3. Chances Are – 3:51
  4. Grand Parade (Hayes Carll, John Evans) – 3:12
  5. KMAG YOYO (Hayes Carll, Scott Davis, John Evans) – 4:19
  6. Another Like You (featuring Cary Ann Hearst) – 3:19
  7. The Letter – 3:24
  8. Bye Bye Baby – 3:18
  9. The Lovin' Cup – 3:56
  10. Bottle In My Hand – 2:58
  11. Grateful for Christmas – 3:54
  12. Hide Me – 3:09

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Horowitz, Steve (2011) "Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO & other American Stories", PopMatters, February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  2. ↑ "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own", Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 1, 2018
  3. ↑ "KMAG YOYO", billboard.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  4. ↑ Hight, Jewly (2011) "Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO (and Other American Stories)", American Songwriter , March/April 2011 issue, February 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  5. ↑ Basham, Tim (2011) "Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)", Paste , February 14, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  6. ↑ Ruhlmann, William "KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) Review", Allmusic. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  7. ↑ Hermes, Will (2011) "Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO", Rolling Stone , February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  8. ↑ Freeman, Doug (2011) "KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) (Lost Highway)", The Austin Chronicle , February 18, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  9. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (2011) "Hayes Carll KMAG YOYO (& Other American stories)", The Washington Post , February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  10. ↑ Ogdin, Dustin (2011) "Review: Hayes Carll - KMAG YOYO", No Depression , February 10, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  11. ↑ Willman, Chris (2011) "KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)", Entertainment Weekly , February 23, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  12. ↑ Murray, Noel (2011) "[https://music.avclub.com/hayes-carll-kmag-yoyo-other-american-stories-1798167244 Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)'", The A.V. Club , February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  13. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2011) "Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO [Lost Highway, 2011]", RobertChrtistgau.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  14. ↑ Schneider, Jason (2011) "KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)", Exclaim! , February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  15. ↑ Farber, Jim (2011) "Hayes Carll's latest album 'KMAG Yoyo' reveals bad decisions, drunken writing not unlike 'Trouble'", New York Daily News , February 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
  16. ↑ Coleman, Nick (2011) "Album: Hayes Carll, Kmag Yoyo (Lost Highway / Humphead)", The Independent , February 20, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018
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