A Pox on the Pioneers

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A Pox on the Pioneers
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Studio album by
Andrew Weatherall
Released21 September 2009 (2009-09-21)
Genre
Length44:17
LabelRotters Golf Club
ProducerAndrew Weatherall
Andrew Weatherall chronology
A Pox on the Pioneers
(2009) 		Convenanza
(2016)

A Pox on the Pioneers is the debut solo studio album by Andrew Weatherall.[1] It was released through Rotters Golf Club on 21 September 2009.[2][3]

Production[]

The theme of the Album is "heroic failure."[4] Weatherall said, "In rock 'n' roll and art, we love our artists to have suffered, because the more the suffering the better medicine for us when we read it and the more inspiring it is."[4]

From a lyrical standpoint, Weatherall took inspiration from "any number of film noir, both classic and obscure tales of Edwardian explorers and a host of writers including Dashiel Hammett, Henry James, Etgar Keret, Patrick Hamilton, Gerald Kersh and Rudolph Wurlitzer."[5]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Fact6/10[7]
The Independentfavorable[8]
The List3/5 stars[9]
NME7/10[10]
The Quietusfavorable[11]
Record Collector4/5 stars[12]

David Pollock of The List wrote, "With Weatherall himself singing as if from the heart of a smoke-filled room (and perhaps he was), the album explores dancehall, ambient dub, electro and post-punk in building an atmospheric soundtrack for the city at night."[9] Iain Moffat of The Quietus called it "the most song-based work of his career."[11] Meanwhile, Louise Brailey of Fact commented that "A Pox on the Pioneers is an idiosyncratic and surprising debut at best – I expected something more."[7]

Clash placed it at number 9 on the "Top 40 Albums of 2009" list.[13]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Fail We May, Sail We Must"3:54
2."Privately Electrified"5:35
3."Miss Rule"3:35
4."Selective Walking"4:11
5."Liar with Wings"3:55
6."Let's Do the 7 Again"3:41
7."A Pox on the Pioneers"4:15
8."All the Little Things (That Make Life Worth Living)"4:54
9."Built Back Higher"3:56
10."Walk of Shame"6:25

References[]

  1. ^ Fullerton, Jamie (12 August 2009). "Primal Scream collaborator Andrew Weatherall to release solo album". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Weatherall's debut LP is 'A Pox On The Pioneers'". Fact. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Andrew Weatherall unveils A Pox On The Pioneers". Resident Advisor. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bennett, Matthew (14 September 2009). "Andrew Weatherall Interview". Clash. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Jane, Hanoi (12 October 2009). "Interview: Andrew Weatherall (page 1 of 2)". Fact. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ "A Pox on the Pioneers by Andrew Weatherall". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Brailey, Louise (23 September 2009). "Andrew Weatherall: A Pox on the Pioneers". Fact. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ Price, Simon (27 September 2009). "Album: Andrew Weatherall, A Pox on the Pioneers, (Rotters Golf Club)". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Pollock, David (2 October 2009). "Andrew Weatherall - A Pox on Pioneers". The List. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ^ Naylor, Tony (27 September 2009). "Album review: Andrew Weatherall - 'A Pox On The Pioneers' (Rotters Golf Club)". NME. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Moffat, Iain (30 September 2009). "Andrew Weatherall". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ^ Duhig, Joe (November 2009). "A Pox On The Pioneers". Record Collector. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 40 Albums of 2009 pt.2". Clash. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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