Wig!

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Wig!
Wig! Peter Case.jpg
Studio album by Peter Case
Released June 29, 2010
Recorded December 8, 2009
Genre Alternative Rock, Alternative Country, Folk Rock
Length46:14
Label Yep Roc
Producer Peter Case
Peter Case chronology
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
(2007)		Wig!
(2010)		 The Case Files
(2011)

Wig! is an album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 2010.

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Singer-songwriter musician who writes, composes and sings

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies.

Peter Case is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance.

Contents

History

Case had suffered heart problems and had major heart surgery in 2009. After his recovery, the album was made quickly and spontaneously. It is described as "the sweet spot where garage rock, punk, and the visceral wail of blues converge", diverging from Case's previous alternative folk and country blues. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Paul Carino wrote of the album "the off-the-cuff vibe creates a thrilling authenticity, hitting the sweet spot where garage rock, punk, and the visceral wail of blues converge." [1] Bart Mendoza, writing for San Diego Troubadour, gave the album a positive review, calling it "a welcome addition to Cases’s canon and proof positive that his muse is just as strong as ever." [2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Peter Case unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Banks of the River"Peter Case, Ron Franklin5:08
2."Dig What You're Putting Down" 4:47
3."House Rent Jump" 3:18
4."New Old Blue Car"Case, Marvin Etzioni, Victoria Williams 3:36
5."Look Out!"Case, Franklin3:30
6."Thirty Days in the Workhouse" Huddie Ledbetter 2:48
7."Ain't Got No Dough"Case, Franklin3:50
8."My Kind of Trouble" 4:25
9."Somebody Told the Truth" 4:25
10."The Words in Red" 3:31
11."Colors of Night" 3:25
12."House Rent Party" 3:31

Personnel

Duane Jarvis was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who recorded songs with many rock and roll and country music performers, including Frank Black, Peter Case, Rosie Flores, John Prine, Amy Rigby, Lucinda Williams and Dwight Yoakam.

Production notes:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Czrino, Paula. "Wig! > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Mendoza, Bart (November 2011). "Wig! > Review". San Diego Troubadour. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
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