The King in Yellow (album)

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The King in Yellow
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ReleasedMarch 19, 2011
RecordedNovember–December 2010
Genre Punk rock, Alternative rock
Length43:28
Label Self-released
The Dead Milkmen chronology
Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection)
(1997)
The King in Yellow
(2011)
Pretty Music for Pretty People
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club C+ [1]

The King in Yellow is the ninth studio album by the Dead Milkmen. [2] It was their first studio album in 16 years. [3] It was released digitally on the band's website in 2011; a CD release followed shortly thereafter. [4] [5]

Contents

Production

The band started working on new material after their reunion in 2008. [6] [7] The album was recorded in two weekend sessions in November and December 2010 at South Street Sounds and Miner Street Studios. In February 2011, the album was mixed at Miner Street Studios by Brian McTear.

Critical reception

The Chicago Reader wrote: "Their jangled guitars, their bitingly witty lyrics, their snotty Philly accents, their playful and iconoclastic version of hardcore— [8]

Track listing

  1. "The King in Yellow / William Bloat" - 3:48
  2. "Fauxhemia" - 2:41
  3. "She's Affected" - 2:02
  4. "Caitlin Childs" - 3:33
  5. "Meaningless Upbeat Happy Song" - 1:18
  6. "Hangman" - 2:20
  7. "Cold Hard Ground" - 3:22
  8. "Some Young Guy" - 1:44
  9. "Or Maybe It Is" - 1:30
  10. "Passport to Depravity" - 2:13
  11. "Quality of Death" - 2:18
  12. "Buried In The Sky" - 2:36
  13. "13th Century Boy" - 1:57
  14. "Commodify Your Dissent" - 2:51
  15. "Can't Relax" - 2:54
  16. "Melora Says" - 2:28
  17. "Solvents (For Home and Industry)" - 3:53

Personnel

The Dead Milkmen

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