Wild Stab' is the 2016 debut album from American rock music duo the I Don't Cares, made up of alternative rock singer-songwriters Juliana Hatfield and Paul Westerberg. The album contains a mix of songs: original material written by the duo, "never-before-heard gems from Westerberg’s basement archive, and re-recorded solo tunes from his back catalog."[4] It has received positive reviews from critics.
| Wild Stab | |
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| Released | January 22, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Studio | Paul Westerberg's home studio[1] |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 51:37 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Dry Wood Music |
| Singles from Wild Stab | |
Critical reception
editThe editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with review Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the musicians' opportunity to have fun with the recording, summing up his review, "All the mess, from its demo-quality fidelity to its throwaways, is intentional and the album is better for it: it's two old pros having a good time, so it's hard not to have a good time too".[5] In an overview of Westerberg's career for Spin in 2016, Drew Fortune calls the collaboration a natural fit and characterizes the album as "just as loose and ramshackle as the band’s name implies".[1]
Track listing
edit- "Back" – 3:52
- "Wear Me Out Loud" – 2:41
- "Born for Me" – 4:08
- "1 / 2 2 P" (Westerberg) – 2:44
- "Sorry for Tomorrow Night" – 2:41
- "Dance to the Fight" (Hatfield and Westerberg) – 2:16
- "Kissing Break" (Hatfield and Westerberg) – 3:18
- "Just a Phase" (Hatfield and Westerberg) – 3:25
- "Outta My System" – 3:40
- "Need the Guys" – 2:27
- "Love Out Loud" – 2:14
- "King of America" (Westerberg) – 3:29
- "Little People" – 1:42
- "Whole Lotta Nothin'" (Hatfield and Westerberg) – 3:51
- "Done Done Done" – 2:18
- "Hands Together" – 6:51
Personnel
editThe I Don't Cares
- Juliana Hatfield – guitar, vocals
- Paul Westerberg – guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- Josh Freese – drums
References
edit- ^ a b Fortune, Drew (March 7, 2016). "Paul Westerberg: Throwing Out the Past". Spin. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Young, Alex; Roffman, Michael (October 31, 2015). "Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield form The I Don't Cares, listen to '1 / 2 2 P'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (November 25, 2015). "Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield share new song, 'King of America'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (January 29, 2016). "The I Don't Cares Wild Stab Album Review". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wild Stab – The I Don't Cares". AllMusic Guide.
External links
edit- Wild Stab at Discogs (list of releases)
- Wild Stab at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Info on The I Don't Cares from Westerberg's site