Italian Platinum

Italian Platinum
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	2002 (2002)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:28
Label	Touch and Go Records
Producer	Steve Albini, Heather Whinna
Silkworm chronology
Lifestyle (2000) Italian Platinum (2002) It'll Be Cool (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4.5/5[3]
Blender	[4]
Now	3/5[5]
Ox-Fanzine	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[7]
Spin	7/10[8]
The Village Voice	A−[9]
Tom Hull - on the Web	B+[10]

Italian Platinum is the eighth full-length album released by American indie rock band Silkworm. It is the band's third album released on Touch and Go Records. Like their previous album Lifestyle, Steve Albini and his girlfriend Heather Whinna recorded and produced the album respectively. Matt Kadane from Bedhead and The New Year played keyboards on this album.

Track listing

1. "(I Hope U) Don't Survive" – (3:25)
2. "The Third" – (2:09)
3. "The Old You" – (3:22)
4. "Is She a Sign" – (2:28)
5. "The Brain" – (2:59)
6. "Bourbon Beard" – (3:13)
7. "LR72" – (4:12)
8. "White Lightning" – (3:20)
9. "Dirty Air" – (2:41)
10. "Young" – (3:27)
11. "Moving" – (2:52)
12. "The Ram" – (2:43)
13. "A Cockfight of Feelings" – (3:37)

Personnel

• Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Dahlquist—Drums, Vocals
• Tim Midyett—Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
• Matt Kadane—Keyboards
• Steve Albini—Engineer
• Heather Whinna—Producer
• Kelly Hogan—Backing Vocals, Lead vocals on "Young"
• Nick Webb—Mastering

References

1. "Italian Platinum by Silkworm". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Silkworm - Italian Platinum". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
3. Alternative Press August 2002, page 83
4. Blender issue #55, page 86
5. Liss, Sarah (2002-06-06). "SILKWORM". Now. Retrieved 2018-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Review".
7. Bowers, William (2002-06-13). "Silkworm: Italian Platinum". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
8. Milner, Greg (July 2002). "Silkworm: Italian Platinum (Touch and Go)". Spin. Vol. 18, no. 7. p. 110. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
9. Christgau, Robert (11 June 2002). "Down and Alt". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
10. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Silkworm".