| The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Chilly Gonzales |
| Cover: | The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales.jpg |
| Length: | 40:01 |
| Label: | Gentle Threat |
| Prev Title: | Ivory Tower |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Solo Piano II |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales is a studio album by Canadian musician and producer Chilly Gonzales. It was released on June 20, 2011, by Gentle Threat Records.[1] The album cover was designed by Gary McGarvey, also known as Horse. It was originally a promo poster for Chilly's show in Liverpool on February 9, 2011, and Chilly liked it so much that he used it for the cover.
In a review for God Is in the TV, the album received five stars out of five, noting that it has "slick song writing at its very best." Alan Souter of The Skinny wrote: "Musically, it's typically theatrical and showy but always concise, woven together by the brazen monologues Gonzales revels in. It’s a logical and characteristically dramatic progression for the lauded nonconformist." At Drowned in Sound, Adam Boult said: "Never one to stick rigidly to convention, on The Unspeakable... the Canadian has aimed to create something pretty rare. Over a nine-song, sub-30 minute runtime there are no beats and not much bass to speak of."
Writing for Clash Magazine, critic reviewer Emily Anderton said: "Booming kettledrums, delicate pianos and dramatic violins support rhymes chocca with wit, sincerity, pop culture and self-depreciation. An impressive album, but the main impact is almost certainly in the live incendiary, incisive and ego drenched show."