The Howling Hex XI

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The Howling Hex XI
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Studio album by
The Howling Hex
ReleasedAugust 20, 2007
RecordedMarch 25–27, 2007, Semaphore Studios, Chicago
Genre Rock
Length32:57
Label Drag City [1]
The Howling Hex chronology
Nightclub Version of the Eternal
(2006)		The Howling Hex XI
(2007)		 Earth Junk
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Cleveland Scene unfavorable [3]
Pitchfork Media 6.4/10 [4]
Spin unfavorable [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Howling Hex XI is an album by The Howling Hex. [7] It was released as a CD and LP by Drag City in 2007.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Keychains" (Neil Michael Hagerty) – 2:36
  2. "Fifth Dimensional Johnny B. Goode" (Mike Signs) – 3:11
  3. "Martyr Lectures Comedian" (Hagerty) – 2:20
  4. "Live Wire" (Andy MacLeod) – 2:18
  5. "Dr. Slaughter" (Phil Jenks, Signs) – 2:43
  6. "Let Fridays Decide" (Jenks) – 1:45
  7. "Lines in the Sky" (Signs) – 3:36
  8. "Save/Spend" (Lee) – 2:43
  9. "Ambulance Across the Street" (Hagerty) – 2:23
  10. "Everybody's Doing It" (Signs) – 2:42
  11. "The 88" (Hagerty) – 4:16
  12. "Theme" (Howling Hex) – 2:24

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "The Howling Hex - XI | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. ↑ "XI - The Howling Hex | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Farrar, Justin F. "The Howling Hex". Cleveland Scene.
  4. ↑ "The Howling Hex: XI". Pitchfork.
  5. ↑ "The Howling Hex, 'XI' (Drag City)". Spin. September 22, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Music Review: Howling Hex - XI". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  7. ↑ "Still Howling: An Interview With Neil Michael Hagerty". PopMatters. September 10, 2007.



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