Schmotime
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| Schmotime | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 27, 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Venue | Memphis |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Length | 41:00 |
| Label | Memphis Industries[1] |
| Producer | James Ford[2] |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[6] |
Schmotime is the debut album by indie rock band Absentee, released in 2006.[2][7]
Critical reception
[edit]PopMatters wrote that "Schmotime presents a wry look at a world that's filled with people destroying themselves and each other."[1]
Description
[edit]This debut full-length from Brit indie-country-rock quintet followed up their 2005 'Donkey Stock' mini-album. Spinning folky tales of love, loss and elegant debauchery over a backdrop of steel guitar, keyboards, harmonica, sweet backing vocals and the occasional stab of distortion, they were compared to Pavement and Tindersticks and secured a slot at 2005's cult Green Man Festival.[8]
Track listing
[edit]- "More Troubles"
- "We Should Never Have Children"
- "Getaway"
- "Hey Tramp"
- "You Try Sober"
- "There's A Body In A Car Somewhere"
- "Weasel"
- "Truth Is Stranger Than Fishin'"
- "Duck Train"
- "Something To Bang"
- "Treacle"
Personnel
[edit]- Dan Michaelson - vocals
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Absentee: Schmotime". PopMatters. May 30, 2006.
- ^ a b "Absentee | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Schmotime - Absentee | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Album Review: Absentee - Schmotime". DrownedInSound.
- ^ "Absentee: Schmotime". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Absentee - Schmotime - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
- ^ "Absentee - Schmotime | Album Reviews". May 7, 2006.
- ^ Absentee (2006), Schmotime, Memphis Industries, retrieved 2023-12-05
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