Pinkus Abortion Technician

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Pinkus Abortion Technician
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2018
StudioSound of Sirens Studio
Genre Alternative rock, Southern rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length37:05
Label Ipecac
Producer Melvins
Melvins chronology
A Walk with Love & Death
(2017)
Pinkus Abortion Technician
(2018)
Working with God
(2021)

Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album by American rock band Melvins, released on April 20, 2018 through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus, [1] who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician .

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Crack Magazine 6/10 [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [6]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
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Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 65 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Moving to Florida" Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Butthole Surfers 5:20
2."Embrace the Rub" Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker, Josh Klinghoffer 1:40
3."Don't Forget to Breathe" Jeff Pinkus 7:53
4."Flamboyant Duck" Dale Crover, Pinkus5:46
5."Break Bread"Pinkus2:34
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:06
7."Prenup Butter"Pinkus, King Buzzo 4:38
8."Graveyard" Butthole Surfers 5:06

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