Sultans of Sentiment explained

Sultans of Sentiment
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Van Pelt
Cover:	Sultans of Sentiment.jpg
Released:	1997
Genre:	Indie rock, emo
Length:	37:24
Label:	Gern Blandsten Records^[1]
Producer:	Alap Momin
Prev Title:	Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Imaginary Third
Next Year:	2014

Sultans of Sentiment is the second album by the indie rock band the Van Pelt, released in 1997.^{[2] [3]} In 2014, the album was remastered and reissued by La Castanya Records.^[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "their formula works brilliantly on this ten-track CD, with Chris Leo's grueling spoken vocals clearly paving the way for the evocative rock the rest of the band contributes." Vulture.com described "Nanzen Kills a Cat" as "a near-perfect encapsulation" of the emo genre.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Nanzen Kills A Cat" - 4:14
2. "The Good, The Bad & The Blind" - 4:30
3. "Yamato (Where People Really Die)" - 2:57
4. "My Bouts With Pouncing" - 3:00
5. "Don't Make Me Walk My Own Log" - 3:56
6. "The Young Alchemists" - 4:04
7. "We Are The Heathens" - 3:20
8. "Pockets Of Pricks" - 2:44
9. "Let's Make A List" - 3:33
10. "Do The Lovers Still Meet At The Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial?" - 5:06

Personnel

• Brian Maryansky
• Chris Leo
• Neil O'Brien
• Sean P. Greene

Notes and References

1. Web site: From The Desk Of The Van Pelt's Chris Leo: All The Weirdos Along The Delaware River. Magnet. June 14, 2017.
2. Web site: Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves / Sultans of Sentiment. Pitchfork.
3. Web site: Van Pelt Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Chris Leo's the Van Pelt Unearth 'Imaginary Third' | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.
5. Web site: The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time . Vulture.com . . Ian Cohen . David Anthony . Nina Corcoran . Emma Garland . Brad Nelson . February 13, 2020 . February 15, 2020.