Blanket Warm
| Blanket Warm | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994 – April 1996 | |||
| Studio | Whoopass | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, indie rock | |||
| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Bar/None | |||
| Lullaby for the Working Class chronology | ||||
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Blanket Warm is the debut studio album of Lullaby for the Working Class.[1] It was released in 1996 on Bar/None Records.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Hartford Courant wrote that "the rough-hewn rural sound here is authentic; you can hear the spaces between notes like the big gaping sky hovering over the Great Plains."[3] The Virginian-Pilot listed Blanket Warm as the fourth best album of 1996.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Good Morning" - 4:01
- "Honey, Drop the Knife" - 3:16
- "Turpentine" - 3:44
- "Spreading the Evening Sky with Crows" - 3:13
- "Boar's Nest" - 3:52
- "Eskimo Song Duel" - 1:46
- "Three Peas in a Pod" - 4:00
- "Rye" - 3:50
- "Queen of the Long-Legged Insects" - 3:09
- "The Drama of Your Life" - 3:52
- "February North 24th St." - 2:49
- "The Wounded Spider" - 3:45
- "Good Night" - 10:22
Personnel
[edit]- Lullaby for the Working Class
- A.J. Mogis - bass
- Anil Seth - cello
- Nathan Putens - clarinet
- Clint Schnase, Shane Aspegren - drums
- Mike Mogis - guitar, banjo, mandolin, glockenspiel
- Andy Strain, Johnathon Hischke - trombone
- Nate Walcott - trumpet
- Chris Gordon - violin
- Ted Stevens - vocals, guitar, lyrics
- Production
- Eric Medley - mastering
- A.J. Mogis, Mike Mogis - recording, mixing
- Artwork
- Thomas Irvin - layout
- Rob Walters - photography
References
[edit]- ^ "Lullaby for the Working Class - Blanket Warm". No Depression. 31 October 1996. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Blanket Warm at AllMusic
- ^ Catlin, Roger (19 June 1997). "Blanket Warm". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 7.
- ^ Shapiro, Craig (22 Dec 1996). "...And the Last Word from Our Own Music Mensch". The Virginian-Pilot. p. E1.
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