Pony Express Record

Pony Express Record
Studio album by Shudder to Think
Released	September 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Genre	Post-hardcore, alternative rock, experimental rock[citation needed]
Length	53:50
Label	Epic
Producer	Ted Niceley
Shudder to Think chronology
Get Your Goat (1992) Pony Express Record (1994) 50,000 B.C. (1997)

Pony Express Record is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Shudder to Think, released in 1994 by Epic Records. Although signing to a major label from the independent Dischord Records shocked and alienated some fans of the group,^{[citation needed]} Pony Express Record proved to be a challenging release,^{[citation needed]} mixing diverse musical styles.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography	7/10[2]
Q	[3]

Pony Express Record has received considerable critical acclaim. Greg Prato of AllMusic retrospectively regarded it as "one of the most underrated rock records of the '90s".^[1] In 2003, Stylus Magazine writer Deen Freelon wrote that the album was "a jaw-dropping, head-scratching masterpiece back in '94 and remains so today".^[4]

Pitchfork placed the album at number 29 on its original 1999 list of the top 100 albums of the 1990s.^[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Craig Wedren, except where noted.

1. "Hit Liquor" – 4:08
2. "Gang of $" (Wedren, Nathan Larson) – 3:45
3. "9 Fingers on You" – 2:41
4. "Sweet Year Old" (Larson) – 4:52
5. "Earthquakes Come Home" – 3:44
6. "Kissi Penny" – 3:06
7. "X-French Tee Shirt" – 4:06
8. "No RM.9, Kentucky" (Wedren, Larson) – 5:34
9. "Chakka" (Wedren, Larson) – 4:47
10. "Own Me" (Larson) – 4:48
11. "So Into You" – 3:43 (Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix) (Atlanta Rhythm Section cover)
12. "Trackstar" – 6:47
13. "Full Body Anchor" – 1:50

PonyExpressRecord.com exclusive MP3s

1. "Little by Little (vox)"
2. "Little by Little (no vox)"
3. "Circus Metal (PXR demo)"
4. "Kissi Penny (PXR demo)"
5. "Gang of $ (PXR demo)"
6. "X-French Tee Shirt (PXR demo)"

Personnel[]

Personnel per booklet.

References[]