1998 studio album by Royal Trux
Accelerator is the seventh studio album by Royal Trux . It was originally released on Drag City in 1998. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Independent Albums Chart .[ 2]
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Royal Trux have rarely had both their songwriting and noise under control like they do here, and the result is pure dynamite -- possibly their best album to date."[ 3]
NME named it the 8th best album of 1998.[ 12] Pitchfork placed it at number 29 on the "50 Best Albums of 1998" list.[ 13]
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album's 2012 reissue received an average score of 83 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema
Title 1. "I'm Ready" 3:54 2. "Yellow Kid" 2:10 3. "The Banana Question" 3:43 4. "Another Year" 4:03 5. "Juicy, Juicy, Juice" 5:34 6. "Liar" 2:48 7. "New Bones" 4:47 8. "Follow the Winner" 3:24 9. "Stevie (for Steven S.)" 4:53 Total length: 35:16
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title 10. "P.T.20" 2:05 11. "Mr. Crump Don't Like It" 2:03 Total length: 39:24
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Jennifer Herrema – vocals, recording, mixing
Neil Hagerty – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, MIDI, tin whistle, kazoo, harmonica, percussion, recording, mixing
Ken Nasta – drums, percussion
Timothy McClain – synthesizer
Rian Murphy – chorus vocals
Paul Oldham – live sound recording
Konrad Strauss – pre-mastering
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Dan Osborn – layout
Patsy Desmond – photography
Dan Koretzky – special operations
Charts
References
^ "Royal Trux - Accelerator" . Drag City . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 03 May 1998 - 09 May 1998" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Accelerator – Royal Trux" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ Powell, Mike (November 30, 2012). "Album Review: Royal Trux – Accelerator (Reissue)" . Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ Cox, Tom (April 24, 1998). "Beautifully wasted". The Guardian .
^ "Royal Trux: Accelerator". Mojo (229): 101. December 2012.
^ Mulvey, John (April 18, 1998). "Royal Trux – Accelerator" . NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
^ Berman, Stuart (October 11, 2012). "Royal Trux: Accelerator" . Pitchfork . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ Fiander, Matthew (October 11, 2012). "Royal Trux: Accelerator" . PopMatters . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "Royal Trux: Accelerator". Q (317): 122. December 2012.
^ "Royal Trux: Accelerator". Uncut (189): 94. February 2013.
^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1998" . NME . October 10, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1998 (page 3 of 5)" . Pitchfork . February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "Accelerator (Reissue) by Royal Trux" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
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