Martial Arts Weekend Explained

Martial Arts Weekend
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Extra Glenns
Cover:	martial arts weekend.jpg
Released:	2002
Genre:	Indie rock, folk
Label:	Absolutely Kosher^[1]
Next Title:	Undercard
Next Year:	2010

Martial Arts Weekend is an album by indie-rock band The Extra Glenns, a band made up John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno.^{[2] [1]} The album was released in 2002.^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Pitchfork wrote that "after the initial novelty of hearing more than your average instrumentation beneath Darnielle's literate whine, Martial Arts Weekend comes off as a semi-pleasing but second-tier Mountain Goats effort."

Track listing

1. "Baltimore" - 2:45
2. "All Rooms Cable A/C Free Coffee" - 1:48
3. "Ultra Violet" - 2:47
4. "Twelve Hands High" - 2:47
5. "The River Song" - 3:25
6. "Somebody Else's Parking Lot in Sebastopol" - 2:17
7. "Memories" (Leonard Cohen cover) - 4:00
8. "Going to Morocco" - 2:10
9. "Going to Michigan" - 2:29
10. "Terminal Grain" - 1:58
11. "Malevolent Seascape Y" - 3:43
12. "Going to Marrakesh" - 2:47

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Extra Glenns: Martial Arts Weekend. October 28, 2002. PopMatters.
2. Web site: Extra Glenns | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: The Mountain Goats. mycitypaper.com.
4. Web site: SXSW Picks and Sleepers. www.austinchronicle.com.