Say Goodnight to the World explained

Say Goodnight to the World
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dax Riggs
Cover:	Say Goodnight to the World.jpg
Released:	August 3, 2010
Genre:	Blues rock Alternative rock
Length:	35:27
Label:	Fat Possum^[1]
Producer:	Robbie Lee, Dax Riggs
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Say Goodnight to the World is a solo album by the American singer and songwriter Dax Riggs, released in 2010.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle called the album "gritty punk-blues", writing that "[Riggs's] gothic-noir lullabies ... are carried by a voice that still conjures the ghost of Layne Staley."^[5] Spin wrote that Say Goodnight to the World "plops Sun Studios into the middle of Transylvania, with Riggs as a pensive, late-night Elvis."^[6] The Washington Post wrote that the album "may be [Riggs's] best ... a darkly psychedelic exorcism."^[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Riggs except "Heartbreak Hotel", originally by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, and Elvis Presley.

1. "Say Goodnight to the World"
2. "I Hear Satan"
3. "You Were Born to Be My Gallows"
4. "Gravedirt on My Blue Suede Shoes"
5. "Like Moonlight"
6. "No One Will Be a Stranger"
7. "Heartbreak Hotel"
8. "Sleeping with the Witch"
9. "Let Me Be Your Cigarette"
10. "See You All in Hell or New Orleans"

Credits

The album was produced by Dax Riggs and Robbie Lee. Riggs is accompanied by the bass guitarist Kevin Fitzsimmons and drummer Charley Siess, who also toured in support of the album with lead guitarist Julian Primeaux.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dax Riggs – Say Goodnight To The World. Fat Possum Records.
2. Web site: Dax Riggs distills even more despair on 'Say Goodnight to the World'. Keith Spera, NOLA com | The. Times-Picayune. NOLA.com.
3. Web site: Don't Be Afraid Of the Dark: Dax Riggs, 'Say Goodnight to the World,' at DC9. Stephen M.. Deusner. Washington Post.
4. Web site: Dax Riggs Says Goodnight To The World, Hello To Houston. Craig. Hlavaty. August 6, 2010. Houston Press.
5. Web site: Dax Riggs: Say Goodnight to the World Album Review. www.austinchronicle.com.
6. Web site: Dax Riggs, 'Say Goodnight to the World' (Fat Possum). July 14, 2010. Spin.