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''Funeral Dress'', the debut album by
Wussy Wussy is an American four-piece indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2001. The band consists of Chuck Cleaver (vocals/guitar), Lisa Walker (vocals/guitar), Joe Klug (drums) and Mark Messerly (bass). Former members include Dawn Burman ( ...
, was released on December 6, 2005. The label, Shake It Records, released the album on CD format only. The album received mostly positive reviews. It was chosen as the 4th greatest album of the decade by prominent critic
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. In 2015, ''SPIN'' ranked ''Funeral Dress'' #252 on their list of the 300 best albums of the last 30 years.


Track listing

#"Airborne" (Lisa Walker, Chuck Cleaver) – 3:17 #"Funeral Dress" (Walker, Cleaver, Mark Messerly) – 3:59 #"Soak It Up" (Walker) – 2:55 #"Shunt" (Cleaver) – 3:18 #"Conversation Lags" (Walker, Cleaver, Messerly) – 3:08 #"Crooked" (Walker) – 3:13 #"Humanbrained Horse" (Cleaver) – 3:46 #"Motorcycle" (Walker) – 3:56 #"Yellow Cotton Dress" (Cleaver) – 2:17 #"Bought It Again" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:44 #"Don't Leave Just Now" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:46


Acoustic album

Wussy released an acoustic version of the album, titled ''Funeral Dress II'', for
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on April 16, 2011, at Shake It Records in
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Personnel

Wussy Wussy is an American four-piece indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2001. The band consists of Chuck Cleaver (vocals/guitar), Lisa Walker (vocals/guitar), Joe Klug (drums) and Mark Messerly (bass). Former members include Dawn Burman ( ...
* Lisa Walker - vocals, guitar,
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* Chuck Cleaver - vocals, guitar * Mark Messerly - vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar,
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s * Dawn Burman - drums, percussion


References


External links

* 2006 debut albums Wussy albums {{2006-rock-album-stub