Funeral Mariachi | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2006 in Seattle, WA | |||
Genre | Avant-folk | |||
Length | 37:13 | |||
Label | Abduction | |||
Producer | Alan Bishop | |||
Sun City Girls chronology | ||||
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Funeral Mariachi is the eleventh and final studio album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released on September 28, 2010 by Abduction Records. It comprises recording sessions created in the months prior to the passing of founding member Charles Gocher, who died of cancer on February 19, 2007. The music has been described as the trio's most relaxed and easily accessible.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (82/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[4] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10)[5] |
PopMatters | (7/10)[6] |
Spin | [7] |
Uncut | [8] |
The album was released to considerable critical acclaim and receiving high marks from established critics such as Robert Christgau, Spin and Pitchfork Media.
All tracks are written by Sun City Girls, except "Come Maddalena" by Ennio Morricone
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ben's Radio" | 3:04 |
2. | "The Imam" | 4:09 |
3. | "Black Orchid" | 3:05 |
4. | "This Is My Name" | 4:25 |
5. | "Vine Street Piano (Orchestral)" | 3:51 |
6. | "Blue West" | 3:02 |
7. | "Holy Ground" | 4:13 |
8. | "Mineral Wells" | 1:36 |
9. | "El Solo" | 2:48 |
10. | "Come Maddalena" | 3:21 |
11. | "Funeral Mariachi" | 3:39 |
Adapted from the Funeral Mariachi liner notes.[9]
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Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 2010 | Abduction | CD, LP | ABDT045 |