My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released on August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better," was released on the same day. The album debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.
| My Old, Familiar Friend | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, TN and London, England | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | ATO Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy, Gil Norton | |||
| Brendan Benson chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Paste Magazine | (7.4/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | [10] |
My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Whole Lot Better" | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Eyes on the Horizon" | Benson, Andrew Higley | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Garbage Day" | 3:21 | |
| 4. | "Gonowhere" | 3:47 | |
| 5. | "Feel Like Taking You Home" | Benson, Dean Fertita | 3:33 |
| 6. | "You Make a Fool Out of Me" | 3:31 | |
| 7. | "Poised and Ready" | 3:11 | |
| 8. | "Don't Wanna Talk" | 3:48 | |
| 9. | "Misery" | 3:53 | |
| 10. | "Lesson Learned" | 4:29 | |
| 11. | "Borrow" | Benson, Higley | 3:38 |
iTunes bonus track
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |
Limited edition
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "New Words of Wisdom" | 2:59 |
| 13. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |
References
edit- ^ "My Old, Familiar Friend by Brendan Benson". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1621066
- ^ "Album Review: Brendan Benson - My Old, Familiar Friend". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (20 August 2009). "Brendan Benson: My Old Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Brendan Benson, 'My Old, Familiar Friend' (ATO) - SPIN". 17 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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