Flubber (album) explained
| Flubber |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Souled American |
| Cover: | souledamerican-flubber.jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Country folk |
| Length: | 50:59 |
| Label: | Rough Trade |
| Producer: | Souled American, Jeff Hamand |
| Prev Title: | Fe |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Around the Horn |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Flubber is the second album by Chicago-based band Souled American.[1] [2] It was released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records, and re-released, as part of the Framed box set, by tUMULt Records in 1999.[3] [4] "Cupa Cowfee" is a cover of the John Fahey song.[5]
Critical reception
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Employing odd, broken rhythms and unorthodox sequences of notes and chords in a guitars-bass-drums format, Souled American basically breaks up the conventions of country-folk then reassembles them in a new and distinctive way." The Chicago Reader called Flubber "an offhandedly pretty and searchingly lyrical record."[6]
Track listing
- "All Good Things" (Adducci) – (4:41)
- "Mar'boro Man" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (2:56)
- "Wind to Dry" (Adducci) – (4:08)
- "Drop in the Basket" (Grigoroff) – (2:59)
- "Heywire" (Adducci/Grigoroff/Tuma) – (2:33)
- "The Torch Singer" (Prine) – (7:08)
- "True Swamp" (Adducci/Barnard/Grigoroff/Tuma) – (3:19)
- "Marleyphine Hank" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (2:33)
- "You and You Alone" (Adducci) – (4:41)
- "Cupa Cowfee" (Fahey) – (2:14)
- "Over the Hill" (Grigoroff) – (4:57)
- "Zillion" (Adducci) – (4:55)
- "Why Are You" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (3:37)
Personnel
- Joe Adducci – bass, vocals
- Jamey Barnard – drums
- Chris Grigoroff – guitar, vocals
- Scott Tuma – guitar
References
- Harp Magazine: "How Souled American's Flubber Changed My Life", by John Darnielle, September, 2006.
- Chicago Sun-Times: "Album feels good to Souled American", by Don McLeese, May 26, 1989.
Notes and References
- News: Lee . Craig . Souled American Makes Its Own Kind of Folk . Los Angeles Times . 17 July 1989 . Calendar . 5.
- Sutherland . Steve . Albums: Souled American . Melody Maker . Jun 10, 1989 . 65 . 23 . 33.
- Web site: Souled American Biography by Jason Ankeny . AllMusic . 21 March 2023.
- Morris . Chris . Souled-Out . Billboard . Jun 26, 1999 . 111 . 26 . 77.
- Web site: Souled American . Trouser Press . 21 March 2023.
- Web site: Wyman . Bill . Camper Van Beethoven/Souled American . Chicago Reader . 21 March 2023.
