Smash the Windows explained

Smash the Windows
Type:Studio
Artist:Mischief Brew
Cover:SmashTheWindows.jpeg
Released:July 12, 2005
Genre:Folk punk, gypsy punk
Length:48:43
Label:Fistolo Records, Gunner Records
Prev Title:Bakenal
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Songs from Under the Sink
Next Year:2006

Smash the Windows is the first full-length album from the DIY folk punk band Mischief Brew. The album was released in 2005 by Fistolo Records (US), and in 2006 by Gunner Records (EU). It was recorded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY at Vibromonk Studios by Tamir Muskat and Danny Shatzky, December 2004-January 2005. The album has guest appearances from members of World Inferno, Guignol, Evil Robot Us', and Leftöver Crack.[1]

Critical reception

Reviews for 'Smash the Windows' were mixed, but mostly favorable. Punknews called it, "DIY folk punk at its finest," while HeartattaCk Zine praised the lyrics: "Poetic anthems to a downtrodden life and the hope for a brighter tomorrow that inspire you to throw a wrench in the gears and enjoy what little of the natural world is left."[2] Razorcake Magazine, however, described it as "Sub-Pogues pseudo Celtic style balladeering," claiming that it "[never] really rocks out; it just plods along like a campfire singalong."[3]

Shortly after its release, The Village Voice rated Erik Petersen/Mischief Brew "Best Anarchist Political Folk-Punk Singer" in their Best of NYC 2005 Issue.[4] Alternative Press rated "A Liquor Never Brewed" one of the "Top Ten Essential Folk Punk Songs."

Track listing

  1. "The Reinvention of the Printing Press" - 2:41
  2. "Citizens Drive" - 4:28
  3. "Lightning Knock the Power Out" - 3:43
  4. "Nomads Revolt" - 4:04
  5. "The Lowly Carpenter" - 3:04
  6. "Ten Thousand Fleas" - 3:52
  7. "Swing Against the Nazis" - 3:04
  8. "From the Rooftops" - 4:37
  9. "The Gypsy, the Punk, and the Fool (A Tale)" - 6:21
  10. "Roll Me Through the Gates of Hell" - 3:36
  11. "Ain't It the Life?" - 3:20
  12. "A Liquor Never Brewed (with Guignol)" - 3:21
  13. "Departure Arrival" - 2:39

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mischiefbrew.com/wst_page7.html
  2. http://mischiefbrew.com/wst_page8.html
  3. Web site: Punk Music Reviews | MISCHIEF BREW | Smash the Windows . Razorcake . 2012-03-09.
  4. Web site: New York Best Anarchist Political Folk-Punk Singer - MISCHIEF BREW - Best Of New York . Village Voice . 2012-03-09.

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