Monsoon (Preston School of Industry album)

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Monsoon
Monsoon (Preston School of Industry album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2004
Recorded Seattle, 2003, engineered by Matthew Zeek Harris, mixed by Joe Reineke at Orbit Audio, Seattle
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock, alt-country, jangle pop, paisley Underground, lo-fi
Length37:08
Label Domino Records, Matador Records
Producer Spiral Stairs
Preston School of Industry chronology
All This Sounds Gas
(2001)
Monsoon
(2004)

Monsoon is the second and final studio album by American indie rock band Preston School of Industry. [1] It includes guest appearances by Wilco members and Scott McCaughey.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [4]
Pitchfork 5/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes 2.5/5 [7]

Monsoon received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 62/100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]

Track listing

  1. "The Furnace Sun"
  2. "Walk of a Gurl"
  3. "Caught in the Rain"
  4. "Line It Up"
  5. "So Many Ways"
  6. "If the Straits of Magellan Should Ever Run Dry"
  7. "Her Estuary Twang"
  8. "Escalation Breeds Escalation"
  9. "Get Your Crayons Out!"
  10. "Tone It Down"

All music & lyrics by Spiral Stairs.

Personnel

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