Funeral Dress, the debut album by Wussy, was released on December 6, 2005.[2] The label, Shake It Records, released the album on CD format only.
| Funeral Dress | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, country rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 35:47 | |||
| Label | Shake It Records | |||
| Producer | Wussy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[1] |
| No Depression | (favorable)[3] |
The album received mostly positive reviews. It was chosen as the 4th greatest album of the decade by prominent critic Robert Christgau.[4]
In 2015, SPIN ranked Funeral Dress #252 on their list of the 300 best albums of the last 30 years.[5]
Track listing
edit- "Airborne" (Lisa Walker, Chuck Cleaver) – 3:17
- "Funeral Dress" (Walker, Cleaver, Mark Messerly) – 3:59
- "Soak It Up" (Walker) – 2:55
- "Shunt" (Cleaver) – 3:18
- "Conversation Lags" (Walker, Cleaver, Messerly) – 3:08
- "Crooked" (Walker) – 3:13
- "Humanbrained Horse" (Cleaver) – 3:46
- "Motorcycle" (Walker) – 3:56
- "Yellow Cotton Dress" (Cleaver) – 2:17
- "Bought It Again" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:44
- "Don't Leave Just Now" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:46
Acoustic album
editWussy released an acoustic version[6] of the album, titled Funeral Dress II, for Record Store Day on April 16, 2011, at Shake It Records in Northside, Cincinnati.[7]
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Wussy". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Luerssen, John D. "Funeral Dress Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Alden (31 October 2005). "Wussy – Funeral Dress". No Depression. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "The 300 Best Albums Of The Past 30 Years (1985-2014) | SPIN". 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ Oliphint, Joel. "Wussy: Attica! Album Review". Pitchfork.
2011's Funeral Dress II, an acoustic reworking of 2005 debut Funeral Dress
- ^ "The Many Reasons to Love Wussy". 16 March 2012.
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