This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
| This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 September 2008 | |||
| Genre | Math rock | |||
| Label | Richter Collective[1] | |||
| Producer | J. Robbins[1] | |||
| Adebisi Shank chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[3] |
This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank is the first studio album by Irish math rock band Adebisi Shank.[1][4][5] It was released on 11 September 2008 through Richter Collective.
It was recorded over the course of nine days with producer J. Robbins.[5] Drowned in Sound wrote that the album helped "ignite a sustained fruitful period for independent guitar music in Ireland."[6]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "while the album may be short in duration, the range of ideas presented here is vast: [the band] experiment constantly with varying tempos and time signatures and prefer to leave motifs underdeveloped rather than over-repetitive."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Larry Kaye, Vinny McCreith and Mick Roe
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "YouMe" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "DODR" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Colin Skehan" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Shunk" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Mini Rockers" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Agassi Shank" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "I Answer To "Doc"" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Snakehips" | 2:37 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Adebisi Shank | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank - Adebisi Shank | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Adebisi Shank - This is the Album (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "/". The Music.
- ^ a b Beening, Jenn (7 April 2011). "Adebisi Shank: Spasmodic, Electronic, Riotous Rock". ALARM.
- ^ "Drowned in Dublin #1". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
