What Doesn't Kill Us

For the Scott Carney book, see Scott Carney § What Doesn't Kill Us.

What Doesn't Kill Us
Studio album by What Made Milwaukee Famous
Released	March 4, 2008
Genre	Indie rock
Length	37:40
Label	Barsuk Records
Producer	Chris Michaels
What Made Milwaukee Famous chronology
Trying to Never Catch Up (2006) What Doesn't Kill Us (2008) The Sugarhill Sessions EP (2008)

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What Doesn't Kill Us is the second studio album by the Indie band What Made Milwaukee Famous released by Barsuk Records on March 4, 2008. ^[1] The title alludes to the Nietzsche quote.

Track listing

1. "Blood, Sweat & Fears" – 4:01
2. "Sultan" – 2:46
3. "Cheap Wine" – 3:21
4. "The Right Place" – 2:00
5. "For the Birds" – 3:41
6. "Self-Destruct" – 3:43
7. "Resistance St." – 3:52
8. "Prevailing Wind" – 2:32
9. "And the Grief Goes On..." – 3:27
10. "To Each His Own" – 3:05
11. "Middle of the Night" – 2:40
12. "The Other Side" – 2:23

Personnel

• Michael Kingcaid – guitar, vocals, keys
• Drew Patrizi – keyboard, vocals, guitar
• John Houston Farmer – bass
• Jeremy Bruch – drums, Percussion
• Jason Davis – guitars, vocals, bass

Guest Musicians

• Steve Bernal – Cello
• David Chenu – Baritone, Tenor Saxophone
• Kim Deschamps – Pedal Steel
• Michael Hoffer – Trumpet, Trombone
• Chris Michaels – Guitar, Keys
• Pink Nasty – Vocals
• Eric Roach – Mandolin

All songs by Kingcaid except: "For the Birds" lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Farmer, Kingcaid, Patrizi, Bruch, Davis; "Resistance St." lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Kingcaid, Farmer, Patrizi, Bruch, Davis; "And The Grief Goes On..." lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Farmer, Kingcaid, Patrizi, Bruch; and "Middle of the Night" by Patrizi.

Horn arrangements for "Sultan" by Hoffer, and for "Resistance St." by Hoffer & Kingcaid. String Arrangements for "Cheap Wine" and Self-Destruct" by Bernal.

Recorded and Mixed at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX

Produced by Chris Michaels
Recorded by Erik Wofford
Mixed by Erik Wofford & Chris Michaels
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering in Boston, MA
Quality Control Engineer: Maria Rice

Packaging Design and artwork by Christian Helms at The Decoder Ring in Austin, TX.

References

1. Cohen, Ian (March 6, 2008). "What Made Milwaukee Famous: What Doesn't Kill Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2024.