Blood on the Slacks is the fourth full-length album by the American band Golden Smog. It was released by Lost Highway Records on April 24, 2007, less than a year after their previous album, Another Fine Day. The album's name is a play on Bob Dylan's 1975 album Blood On The Tracks. It was the first release from the group to not feature the Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy as part of the lineup since 1992's On Golden Smog.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming praised Louris' song "Without a Struggle" and wrote of the album "Blood on the Slacks' pearly moments suggest these guys might be saving some of their top-shelf ideas for this band for a change, even if they didn't spend a lot of time sweating over the finished product."
Track listing "Can't Even Tie Your Own Shoes" (Kraig Jarret Johnson, Gary Louris, Dan Murphy) – 3:09 "Starman" (David Bowie) – 4:42 "Look At You Now" (Louris) – 3:04 "Scotch on Ice" (Johnson, Louris, Murphy) – 3:14 "Magician" (Johnson, David Pirner) – 1:20 "Without a Struggle" (Louris, Murphy, Mark Perlman) – 3:14 "Tarpit" (J Mascis) – 3:07 "Insecure" (Murphy) – 3:03
Personnel Gary Louris – vocals, background vocals, synthesizer, guitar, harmonica, piano, Glockenspiel, Mellotron Dan Murphy – vocals, background vocals, guitar, piano, slide guitar Kraig Jarret Johnson – vocals, background vocals, guitar, piano Marc Perlman – bass, percussion, conga, drums, tambourine, background vocals Ed Ackerson – percussion, background vocals Peter Anderson – drums, percussion, background vocals Muni Camón – vocals Jose Guillanot – trombone Miguel Ángel Muñoz – trumpet Linda Pitmon – drums Francis Salas – saxophone
Production notes Ed Ackerson – producer, engineer, mixing Paco Loco – producer, engineer Richard Dodd – mastering John Fields – mixing Anna Marie Gabriel – art direction, design Jim Gavenus – photography Jennifer Turner – artwork Kim Buie – A&R
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