My Old, Familiar Friend

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My Old, Familiar Friend
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Studio album by
Brendan Benson
ReleasedAugust 18, 2009
RecordedNashville, TN and London, England
GenreRock
Length40:25
LabelATO Records
ProducerDave Sardy, Gil Norton
Brendan Benson chronology
The Alternative to Love
(2005) 		My Old, Familiar Friend
(2009) 		What Kind of World
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Drowned in Sound5/10 stars[3]
The Guardian4/5 stars[4]
Paste Magazine(7.4/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[6]
PopMatters8/10 stars[7]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[9]
Spin3/5 stars[10]

My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released on August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better," was released on the same day. The album debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.

My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Whole Lot Better" 3:23
2."Eyes on the Horizon"Benson, Andrew Higley3:54
3."Garbage Day" 3:21
4."Gonowhere" 3:47
5."Feel Like Taking You Home"Benson, Dean Fertita3:33
6."You Make a Fool Out of Me" 3:31
7."Poised and Ready" 3:11
8."Don't Wanna Talk" 3:48
9."Misery" 3:53
10."Lesson Learned" 4:29
11."Borrow"Benson, Higley3:38

iTunes bonus track[]

No.TitleLength
12."I'll Never Tell"3:14

Limited edition[]

No.TitleLength
12."New Words of Wisdom"2:59
13."I'll Never Tell"3:14

References[]

  1. ^ "My Old, Familiar Friend by Brendan Benson". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1621066
  3. ^ "Album Review: Brendan Benson - My Old, Familiar Friend". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (20 August 2009). "Brendan Benson: My Old Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Slant Magazine". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Brendan Benson, 'My Old, Familiar Friend' (ATO) - SPIN". 17 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.



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