''The Inevitable'' is the first album by the

Squirrel Nut Zippers Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus (vocals and guitar), Tom Maxwell (vocals and guitar), Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo, ukulele), Chris Phillips (d ...

, released in 1995.

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "

Vic Godard Vic Godard (born Victor John Napper) is an English singer-songwriter formerly of the punk group Subway Sect. He is now also a solo performer, while continuing to appear with various incarnations of Subway Sect. Biography Born Victor John Nappe ...

Brian Setzer Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with ...

and other modern nostalgists have tiptoed through these tulips before, but none with the straight-faced charm lofted by this merry bunch of coconuts."

Track listing

# "Lover's Lane" (

Jimbo Mathus James H. Mathis Jr. (born August 1967), known as Jimbo Mathus, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and member of the gypsy jazz, hot jazz band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Early life and career He was born in Oxford, Mississippi to Jimmy Math ...

) – 3:03 # "Danny Diamond" (Ken Mosher) – 3:49 # " I've Found a New Baby" ( Jack Palmer,

Spencer Williams Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", " I Ain't Got Nobody", " Royal Garden Blues", " I've Found a N ...

) – 2:42 # "Anything But Love" (Don Raleigh) – 2:38 # "Good Enough for Granddad" (Mathus, Raleigh) – 2:17 # "Wished for You" (Mathus) – 2:14 # "La Grippe" (Mathus) – 3:10 # "Lugubrious Whing Whang" (Mathus) – 2:38 # "Club Limbo" (Tom Maxwell) – 2:56 # "Wash Jones" (Mathus) – 3:04 # "

You're Driving Me Crazy "You’re Driving Me Crazy" is an American popular song composed (music and lyrics) by Walter Donaldson in 1930 and recorded the same year by Lee Morse, Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (with voca ...

" (

Walter Donaldson Walter Donaldson may refer to: * Walter Donaldson (snooker player), (1907–1973) Scottish snooker player * Walter Donaldson (songwriter), (1893–1947) American songwriter {{human name disambiguation, Donaldson, Walter ...

) – 2:46 # "Plenty More" (Maxwell) – 3:27

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Katharine Whalen – banjo, vocals * Tom Maxwell – guitar, percussion, vocals * Ken Mosher – guitar, alto and baritone saxophone, vocals * Stacy Guess – trumpet * John Kempannin – violin * Don Raleigh – bass * Chris Phillips – drums, percussion * Steve Balcom – executive producer *

Jay Faires Jay Faires is an American music industry executive. BNY Music & Mammoth Records Faires previously founded Mammoth Records, an independent record label, publishing and lifestyle marketing company in the Carrboro area of Chapel Hill, North Caro ...

– executive producer *

Brian Paulson Brian Paulson is an American record producer and audio engineer from Minnesota, best known for recording albums by Slint, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Superchunk and Wilco. Paulson grew up in Bemidji, Minnesota, but moved about 200 miles south to ...

– engineer, mixing, producer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inevitable, The 1995 debut albums Squirrel Nut Zippers albums Albums produced by Brian Paulson Mammoth Records albums