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Similar Skin | ||||
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File:Similar Skin cover.jpeg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 10, 2014 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, Hard rock, Progressive Metal | |||
Label | Nothing Too Fancy Music | |||
Producer | Manny Sanchez, Gre Magers | |||
Umphrey's McGee chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
American Songwriter | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blurt | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cokemachineglow | (favorable)[4] |
PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
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Similar Skin is the eighth studio album by American rock band Umphrey's McGee. It was released on June 10, 2014.[7]
Umphrey's McGee recorded Similar Skin at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and it was the first album on the band's label, Nothing Too Fancy Music.[8] AllMusic says of the album's content: "While still entrenched in the wandering spirit of jam band improvisation, the 11 songs lean heavily on the influence of '80s pop, rock, and even radio metal …"[9]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Linear" | Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger | 3:48 |
2. | "Cut the Cable[10]" | Bayliss | 3:53 |
3. | "Hourglass[11]" | Bayliss, Joel Cummins | 3:23 |
4. | "No Diablo[12]" | Bayliss | 4:13 |
5. | "Similar Skin" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Kris Myers, Ryan Stasik | 6:05 |
6. | "Puppet String[13]" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Andy Farag, Myers, Stasik | 6:29 |
7. | "Little Gift" | Cinninger | 3:14 |
8. | "Educated Guess" | Bayliss, Cinninger | 5:48 |
9. | "Loose Ends" | Bayliss | 5:01 |
10. | "Hindsight" | Cinninger | 3:24 |
11. | "Bridgeless" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Farag, Myers, Stasik | 9:00 |
Total Running Time: 54:18
Bonus tracks
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Morning Song" | 7:23 |
13. | "Room to Breathe" | 5:52 |
References
- ^ "Similar Skin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (2014-06-10). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (2014-06-09). "Umphrey's McGee – Similar Skin". Blurt. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Goldstein, David M. (July 16, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Blum, Jordan (2014-08-05). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (2014-06-16). "Similar Skin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Graff, Gary (June 3, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee, 'Similar Skin': Exclusive Album Premiere". billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Gluck, Robert (2014-08-06). "An Interview with Umphrey's McGee: Ahead Of The Curve". Theaquarian.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: Cut the Cable (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Hourglass" (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "No Diablo" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Puppet String" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
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