Killingsworth (album)

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Killingsworth
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Studio album by
The Minus 5
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009 (2009-07-07)
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length41:39
LanguageEnglish
LabelYep Roc
The Minus 5 chronology

(2008) 		Killingsworth
(2009)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Consequence of Sound4/5 stars[2]
Filter84%[3]
No DepressionFavorable[4]
Pitchfork Media6.9/10[5]
PopMatters9/10 stars[6]

Killingsworth is the eighth studio album by The Minus 5, released on Yep Roc Records in 2009. The album was a collaboration with Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band The Decemberists.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Scott McCaughey, except where indicated

  1. "Dark Hand of Contagion" (Timothy Bracy, McCaughey) – 3:23
  2. "The Long Hall" – 3:04
  3. "The Disembowlers" – 3:10
  4. "The Lurking Barrister" – 3:05
  5. "It Won't Do You Any Good" – 1:50
  6. "Vintage Violet" – 2:40
  7. "Scott Walker's Fault" – 3:08
  8. "Big Beat Up Moon" (McCaughey, Willy Vlautin) – 3:11
  9. "I Would Rather Sacrifice You" – 2:58
  10. "Ambulance Dancehall" – 2:51
  11. "Gash in the Cocoon" – 3:57
  12. "Smoke On, Jerry" – 3:13
  13. "Your Favorite Mess" – 2:18
  14. "Tonight You're Buying Me a Drink, Bub" – 2:51

Personnel[]

The Minus 5
Additional musicians
  • Jenny Conlee – piano, pump organ, accordion, organ
  • Chris Funk – banjo, autoharp, marxophone, dobro
  •  – pedal steel guitar
  • Colin Meloy – lead vocals on 7
  • Nate Query – upright bass, electric bass
  • The She Bee Gees – backing vocals
  • Little Sue – backing vocals
  • Annalisa Tornfelt – fiddle
  • Ken Stringfellow – backing vocals
  • Ezra Holbrook – drums
  • Steve Turner – electric guitar
  • Rachael Blumberg – drums
  • Mike Coykendall – bass, backing vocals
  • Kurt Bloch – electric guitar
  • Dave Depper
  • Adam Selzer

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Consequence of Sound review
  3. ^ "Filter review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22.
  4. ^ "No Depression review". 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ^ Hart, Ron (2009-07-23). "The Minus 5 / Young Fresh Fellows: Killingsworth / I Think This Is". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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