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Weird Tales | ||||
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Released | October 13, 1998 | |||
Recorded | Ardent Studios, Memphis, The Terrarium, Minneapolis | |||
Genre | Alternative country | |||
Length | 55:48 | |||
Label | Rykodisc[1] | |||
Producer | Brian Paulson | |||
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Weird Tales is American band Golden Smog's second album, released in 1998.[2][3] The title comes from the pulp magazine Weird Tales; the cover art, by Margaret Brundage, is from the October 1933 issue.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
Writing for AllMusic, music critic Michael Gallucci wrote of the album "...as expected, the best songwriters here (Gary Louris of the Jayhawks and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy) contribute Weird Tales' most solid tracks. A pet project aimed more toward fans of the genre than the casual listener, Golden Smog nonetheless deliver the goods with a good deal of twangy heart and soul."[4] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club wrote the album "reveals that even a musical goof-off can develop into a potent band in its own right." and called it "a first-rate collaboration that's unified in both vision and spirit."[5] The Washington Post called the group's sound "melodic, economical -- if not especially ambitious -- country-rock."[2]
Production notes
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 34 |