Blanket Warm Explained
Blanket Warm is the debut studio album of Lullaby for the Working Class.[1] It was released in 1996 on Bar/None Records.
Critical reception
The Hartford Courant wrote that "the rough-hewn rural sound here is authentic; you can hear the spaces between notes like the big gaping sky hovering over the Great Plains."[2] The Virginian-Pilot listed Blanket Warm as the fourth best album of 1996.[3]
Track listing
- "Good Morning" - 4:01
- "Honey, Drop the Knife" - 3:16
- "Turpentine" - 3:44
- "Spreading the Evening Sky with Crows" - 3:13
- "Boar's Nest" - 3:52
- "Eskimo Song Duel" - 1:46
- "Three Peas in a Pod" - 4:00
- "Rye" - 3:50
- "Queen of the Long-Legged Insects" - 3:09
- "The Drama of Your Life" - 3:52
- "February North 24th St." - 2:49
- "The Wounded Spider" - 3:45
- "Good Night" - 10:22
Personnel
- Lullaby for the Working Class
- A.J. Mogis - bass
- Anil Seth - cello
- Nathan Putens - clarinet
- Clint Schnase, Shane Aspegren - drums
- Mike Mogis - guitar, banjo, mandolin, glockenspiel
- Andy Strain, Johnathon Hischke - trombone
- Nate Walcott - trumpet
- Chris Gordon - violin
- Ted Stevens - vocals, guitar, lyrics
- Production
- Eric Medley - mastering
- A.J. Mogis, Mike Mogis - recording, mixing
- Artwork
- Thomas Irvin - layout
- Rob Walters - photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Lullaby for the Working Class - Blanket Warm. 31 October 1996. No Depression. 8 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152316/http://nodepression.com/album-review/lullaby-working-class-blanket-warm. 9 December 2017. dead.
- News: Catlin . Roger . Blanket Warm . Hartford Courant . 19 June 1997 . Calendar . 7.
- News: Shapiro . Craig . ...And the Last Word from Our Own Music Mensch . The Virginian-Pilot . 22 Dec 1996 . E1.
