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Introduction
Studio album by
The Red Krayola
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
RecordedAugust 2005 at Soma E.M.S., Chicago, Illinois
GenrePsychedelic rock, freak folk
Length51:50
LabelDrag City
ProducerDrag City
The Red Krayola chronology
Japan in Paris in L.A.
(2004) 		Introduction
(2006) 		Red Gold
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(70/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
NME[4]
Pitchfork(8.0/10)[5]
Slant[6]
Uncut[7]

Introduction is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 2006 via Drag City.[8][9]

Critical reception

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The Austin Chronicle called the album a "highly eclectic glide through folk, blues, electronic, and post-punk."[10] Magnet wrote: "With Introduction, Thompson and Co. take on Americana 21st-century style, pushing the oddities of past albums to the background while emphasizing melody and giving free range to Thompson’s warm-yet-eerie comments on shark attacks and unbroken circles."[11] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "further proof that Thompson is one of the few geniuses demented enough to have never suffered growing pains."[12]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mayo Thompson; all music is composed by The Red Krayola

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"0:55
2."Breakout"5:03
3."Cruise Boat"2:26
4."Note to Selves"3:37
5."L.F.G."5:07
6."A Tale of Two"3:26
7."Psy Ops"2:18
8."It Will Be (Delivered)"3:02
9."Puff"1:59
10."Greasy Street"4:24
11."Vexations"4:27
12."Elegy"5:17
13."When She Went Swimming"3:54
14."Swerving"2:42
15."Bling Bling"3:13

Personnel

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Red Krayola
Additional musicians and production

References

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  1. ^ "The Red Krayola: Introduction". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Introduction". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Introduction", Mojo, June 2006, pg. 99. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Introduction", NME. April 29, 2006, pg. 39. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Linhardt, Alex (June 22, 2006). "Red Crayola: Introduction". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (April 10, 2006). "Red Crayola: Introduction". Slant. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Introduction", Uncut, 2006. pg. 119. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "Red Krayola Introduction". exclaim.ca.
  9. ^ "Colour supplement Colour supplement After 40 weird and wonderful years, the one-man legend behind The Red Krayola has met his match in an Aberdonian accordionist. By Neil Cooper". HeraldScotland.
  10. ^ "The Red Krayola: Introduction Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  11. ^ Miller, Eric T. (June 2, 2006). "The Red Krayola: Outside The Lines".
  12. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. July 21, 2005 – via Google Books.
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