Still (BoDeans album)

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Still
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
Genre Alternative
Label He and He Records [1]
Producer T-Bone Burnett [2]
BoDeans chronology
Resolution
(2004)
Still
(2008)
Mr. Sad Clown
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Still is a full-length studio album by the BoDeans, released in 2008. [4] [5] It peaked at number 194 on the Billboard 200. [6] It peaked at number 30 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

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Reception

Mark Deming, writing for AllMusic, stated: "The scrappy enthusiasm that fueled the BoDeans' best music has given way to a more measured and mature sound in the 21st century, but Sam Llanas and Kurt Neuman are still capable of rocking a bit when they feel like it (cue up 'Lucille' for a taste), and the emotional ardor that's always made itself known in their songwriting is as clear and present as ever... Still is well worth a listen for BoDeans fans, but it falls a few notches short of what these guys can do when they're hitting their stride." [3] The Austin Chronicle called the album "a dozen inimitable tracks that veer from suburban psychedelia to folk-rock, taking off on 'Pretty Ghost', a swirling, guitar-based meditation on celebrity and fantasy." [2] Paste wrote that the BoDeans "settle into the durable, sometimes predictable bar rock they do best." [7]

Track listing

All songs by Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas

  1. "Pretty Ghost"
  2. "Round Here Somewhere"
  3. "Willin'"
  4. "Lucille"
  5. "The First Time"
  6. "Everyday"
  7. "Waste a Lifetime"
  8. "Breathe"
  9. "Wonder Wonder"
  10. "Hearing"
  11. "Found Me a Reason"
  12. "Arms"

Personnel

Additional personnel

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