Firewater (Silkworm album)

Firewater
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	February 20, 1996
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]

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

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

• Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals on 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16
• Michael Dahlquist -- Drums
• Tim Midgett—Bass, Vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
• Steve Albini -- Engineer

References

1. Allmusic review

External links

• Judging a Cover by its Cover-- Silkworm, Firewater by John Foster