Libertine (Silkworm album)

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Libertine
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Studio album by
Silkworm
Released1994 (1994)
RecordedMay 17–20, 1994
Genre Indie rock
Length46:04
Label El Recordo, Comedy Minus One
Producer Steve Albini [1]
Silkworm chronology
In The West
(1994)		Libertine
(1994)		 Firewater
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Rock 9/10 [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Great Indie Discography 7/10 [5]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [8]
Popmatters 6/10 [9]

Libertine is the third full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm. [10] It was released in 1994 on El Recordo. [4] It was their last recorded release before guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band. [6]

Contents

A remastered and expanded 2x12" + CD reissue of the record, including the group's Marco Collins Sessions EP and two additional tracks, was issued by Comedy Minus One in May 2014. [11]

Production

The album was recorded over three days with Steve Albini. [12]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "although it still emphasizes snap and crackle over pop, Libertine is slightly more immediate than its predecessors." [13] Magnet called "Couldn't You Wait?" a "lost classic" of the era; the track provided the title to the 2013 documentary film about the band. [14] Paste called the album "a favorite with Silkworm afficionados," writing that the album is "strong" but that the "grunge-fallout muddiness sounds dated." [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."There Is a Party in Warsaw Tonight"4:04
2."Grotto of Miracles"4:48
3."Cotton Girl"3:08
4."Yen + Janet Forever"5:59
5."Oh How We Laughed"2:55
6."The Cigarette Lighters"5:44
7."Couldn't You Wait?"3:45
8."A Tunnel"5:10
9."Written on the Wind"4:27
10."Wild in My Day"5:33
11."Bloody Eyes"3:31

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Silkworm: Libertine". PopMatters. May 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Libertine - Silkworm | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076.
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 453.
  5. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The great indie discography. Canongate. ISBN   9781841953359.
  6. 1 2 "Silkworm – Libertine [Reissue]". The Line of Best Fit.
  7. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1014.
  8. ↑ "Silkworm: Libertine". Pitchfork.
  9. ↑ "Silkworm: Libertine, PopMatters". 9 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Silkworm | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. ↑ "Details on & preorders for the Silkworm 2x12" + CD "Libertine" reissue". Comedy Minus One. April 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Silkworm - Libertine (Comedy Minus One)". The Big Takeover.
  13. ↑ "Silkworm". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Do Look Back: A Brief History Of Silkworm, One Of '90s Indie Rock's Most Underrated Bands—Essential Playlist Included". September 15, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Silkworm: A look back". pastemagazine.com. August 22, 2005.


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