Firewater (Silkworm album)

Firewater
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	59:05
Label	Matador
Producer	Steve Albini
Silkworm chronology
Libertine (1994) Firewater (1996) Developer (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Rock	7/10[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography	6/10[4]
MusicHound Rock	3/5[5]
Spin	8/10[6]

Firewater is the fourth full-length studio album released by indie rock band Silkworm.^[7][8] It was engineered by Steve Albini, who worked on most of the band's albums and singles. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio.^[9] It was the band's first album released on Matador Records.^[10]

Track listing

1. "Nerves" - 2:59
2. "Drunk" - 3:05
3. "Wet Firecracker" - 2:03
4. "Slow Hands" - 5:27
5. "Cannibal Cannibal" - 2:41
6. "Tarnished Angel" - 5:08
7. "Quicksand" - 3:11
8. "Ticket Tulane" - 3:31
9. "Swings" - 3:04
10. "Severance Pay" - 3:11
11. "The Lure of Beauty" - 4:05
12. "Miracle Mile" - 4:14
13. "Drag The River" - 3:08
14. "Killing My Ass" - 4:48
15. "Caricature of a Joke" - 3:20
16. "Don't Make Plans This Friday" - 5:20

Personnel

Silkwater

• Andy Cohen — guitar, vocals on 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16
• Michael Dahlquist — drums
• Tim Midyett — bass, vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
• Steve Albini — engineer

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r251520
2. Thompson, Dave (May 18, 2000). "Alternative rock". San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing – via Internet Archive.
3. Larkin, Colin (May 18, 1998). "The encyclopedia of popular music". London; New York : Muze; New York : Exclusive distribution in the USA by Grove's Dictionaries – via Internet Archive.
4. Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (May 18, 2003). "The great indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
5. "MusicHound rock : the essential album guide". Detroit : Visible Ink Press. May 18, 1999 – via Internet Archive.
6. LLC, SPIN Media (March 18, 1996). "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
7. "Lost Classics: Silkworm "Firewater"". March 17, 2009.
8. "TrouserPress.com :: Silkworm". www.trouserpress.com.
9. "Silkworm: A look back". pastemagazine.com. August 22, 2005.
10. "Silkworm – Firewater – This Day In Matador History".