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, released in 1997. It was their second and final album released on Matador Records before they moved to Touch and Go.

Critical reception

'' The Stranger'' called the album "dour, funny, casual, intense, refined, and raw." '' CMJ New Music Monthly'' wrote that the songs "seem to have been sequenced to maximize the contrast between bassist Tim Midgett's tersely emotional lyrics and guitarist Andy Cohen's sardonic, anecdotal style." ''

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'' wrote that Silkworm's songs "unwind slowly and abstractly, with Cohen's busy but lyrical solos tearing out a center in the rhythms -- skidding off on surprising tangents, never going for any predictable or simple momentum." The ''

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'' praised the album's "frantic guitar, strangulated vocals, and drunken drumming."

Track listing

#"Give Me Some Skin" -- (3:33) #"Never Met a Man I Didn't Like" -- (3:18) #"The City Glows" -- (3:06) #"Developer" -- (3:04) #"The Devil Is Beating His Wife" -- (3:09) #"Ice Station Zebra" -- (3:16) #"Waiting on a Train" -- (3:27) #"Sheep Wait for Wolf" -- (4:38) #"Goodnight Mr. Maugham" -- (5:19) #"It's Too Bad..." -- (3:14)

Personnel

* Steve Albini—Engineer *Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals on 2, 4, 6, 8, & 9 *

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—Drums *Tim Midyett—Bass, Vocals on 1, 3, 5, 7, & 10

References

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