Weird Food and Devastation

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Weird Food and Devastation
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 1996
Recorded1996
Studio Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length47:50
Label TVT [1]
Producer Tim Harper
The Connells chronology
Ring
(1993)
Weird Food and Devastation
(1996)
Still Life
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]

Weird Food and Devastation is the sixth studio album by the American pop-rock band the Connells, released on August 20, 1996. [4] [5] It is the highly anticipated follow up album to the successful Ring album, which was released three years prior. The album is partly mixed by longtime R.E.M.-collaborator Scott Litt. The mastering was done by engineer Bob Ludwig.

Contents

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "as usual, the overall effect is adept but underwhelming; Weird Food & Devastation should please the band's fans, but probably won't attract many new ones." [6] The Houston Press called the album "dense, dark, somewhat grungy ... the strangest Connells effort to date." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Maybe" (Mike Connell) - 2:30
  2. "Start" (Connell) - 4:06
  3. "Fifth Fret" (Doug MacMillan) - 3:40
  4. "Just Like That" (MacMillan) - 3:33
  5. "Adjective Song" (Connell) - 2:27
  6. "Any" (Peele Wimberley) - 3:25
  7. "Hang On" (Connell) - 3:20
  8. "Back To Blue" (Greg Kendall, MacMillan) - 3:09
  9. "Smoke" (McMillan, Potak) - 4:23
  10. "Pretty Rough" (Connell) - 3:52
  11. "Let It Go" (Huntley) - 3:55
  12. "Friendly Time" (MacMillan) - 2:42
  13. "Too High" (MacMillan) - 3:13
  14. "On Your Honor" (Huntley, MacMillan) - 3:33

Personnel

The Connells
Technical personnel

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  5. Writer, SEAN PICCOLI Music. "TORRES CANDY-COATED; CONNELLS MULTIHUED". Sun-Sentinel.com.
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