''The Friends of Rachel Worth'' is the seventh album by

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indie band

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, released 12 years after their sixth, ''

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''. For this album,

Robert Forster Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in '' Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in '' The Delta Force'' (1986 ...

and

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977. In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens (1977–89, ...

were joined by all members of American

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bands

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and

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as well as new bassist Adele Pickvance. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon at Jackpot! Recording Studio by Larry Crane. McLennan said, "''Rachel'' felt really natural – it wasn't like Robert and I had separate managers or any of that industry bullshit. We'd always wanted to record in America, too, so that was a real dream. I think it has a really mysterious, otherworldly, 'lost' feel to it."

Reception

''The Friends of Rachel Worth'' received generally positive critical reviews. It holds a score of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website

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, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All music by

and

. # "Magic in Here" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:52 # "Spirit" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:59 # "The Clock" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:06 # "German Farmhouse" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:51 # "He Lives My Life" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:58 # "Heart and Home" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:13 # "Surfing Magazines" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:34 # "Orpheus Beach" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:48 # " Going Blind" (lyrics, McLennan) – 2:56 # "When She Sang About Angels" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:31

Personnel

;The Go-Betweens *

– vocals, guitar *

– vocals, guitar, organ *Adele Pickvance – bass, vocals *

Janet Weiss Janet Lee Weiss (born September 24, 1965) is an American rock drummer, best known as a former member of Sleater-Kinney and a current member of Quasi. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album '' Mirror Traffic ...

– drums, vocals *

Sam Coomes Samuel J. Coomes (born April 23, 1964) is an American musician, and one-half of the Portland-area indie band Quasi, along with his ex-wife, drummer Janet Weiss. Coomes was also a member of the mid-1980s underground pop band The Donner Party and ...

– keyboards ;Additional personnel *

Carrie Brownstein Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus ...

– guitar on "Going Blind" *

Corin Tucker Corin Lisa Tucker (born November 9, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney. Tucker is also a member of the alternative rock supergroup Filthy Friends, and previously recorded ...

– vocals on "Going Blind" *Brent Arnold – cello *Jen Chorowhas – violin

References

External links

The Go-Betweens Official Site – Gobetweens.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friends of Rachel Worth, The 2000 albums The Go-Betweens albums Jetset Records albums