Firewater (Silkworm album)

Firewater
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Studio album by Silkworm
Released	February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	59:05
Label	Matador
Producer	Steve Albini
Silkworm chronology
Libertine (1994) Firewater (1996) Developer (1997)

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Firewater is the fourth full-length studio album released by indie rock band Silkworm. It was engineered by Steve Albini, who worked on most of the band's albums and singles. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio. It was the band's first album released on Matador Records.

Track listing

1. "Nerves" - 2:59
2. "Drunk" - 3:05
3. "Wet Firecracker" - 2:03
4. "Slow Hands" - 5:27
5. "Cannibal Cannibal" - 2:41
6. "Tarnished Angel" - 5:08
7. "Quicksand" - 3:11
8. "Ticket Tulane" - 3:31
9. "Swings" - 3:04
10. "Severance Pay" - 3:11
11. "The Lure of Beauty" - 4:05
12. "Miracle Mile" - 4:14
13. "Drag The River" - 3:08
14. "Killing My Ass" - 4:48
15. "Caricature of a Joke" - 3:20
16. "Don't Make Plans This Friday" - 5:20

Personnel

Silkwater

• Andy Cohen — guitar, vocals on 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16
• Michael Dahlquist — drums
• Tim Midyett — bass, vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
• Steve Albini — engineer