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Kill My Blues

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Kill My Blues
Studio album by
Corin Tucker Band
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012
GenreAlternative rock
Length41:36
LabelKill Rock Stars
ProducerSeth Lorinczi
Corin Tucker Band chronology
1,000 Years
(2010) 		Kill My Blues
(2012)
Singles from Kill My Blues
  1. "Groundhog Day"
    Released: July 25, 2012
  2. "Neskowin"
    Released: July 31, 2012

Kill My Blues is the second solo album by Corin Tucker (of Sleater-Kinney) and her band, released on September 18, 2012 by Kill Rock Stars.

Background and recording

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According to Rolling Stone, "...her band also made Kill My Blues a more collaborative effort than its predecessor. Instead of Tucker bringing in finished songs, she jammed out ideas in a rehearsal space with drummer Sara Lund, guitarist Seth Lorinczi and bassist Mike Clark."[1] As Tucker herself puts it on the Kill Rock Stars website, "After the past two years playing together, traveling and making music, I think we’re more comfortable," and "We collaborated on every song on this record and no one was shy about their ideas. I think you can hear that sense of joy and abandon in the songs."[2]

Reception

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The album received mostly positive reviews, in particular from Robert Christgau, a longtime fan of Sleater-Kinney, who gave it an A−.[3] In addition, Blurt was very positive, giving it a 9 out of 10 and saying "This follow-up is even better & louder [than 1000 Years], on par with the dizzying heights of her old band."[4] This Is Fake DIY was less enthusiastic, giving the album a score of 6 out of 10 and saying, "Instead of killing her blues, perhaps Corin Tucker needs to embrace them."[5] Likewise, Consequence of Sound found the album lacking, giving it a C− grade and saying that on it, "Most of the time, though, the rage in her voice mismatches with the overly glammy, sleek material, lacking the wildness that made her first band so important."[6]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Blurt9/10[4]
Consequence of SoundC–[6]
Filter83%[9]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[3]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork6.5/10[12]
Slant[11]
This Is Fake DIY6/10[5]
Under the Radar7.5/10[13]

Promotion

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The album was promoted by a tour lasting from September 13 to October 13, starting in Minneapolis and ending in her hometown of Portland, Oregon.[14]

Track listing

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  1. Groundhog Day - 2:29
  2. Kill My Blues - 3:58
  3. Neskowin - 4:34
  4. I Don't Wanna Go - 2:41
  5. Constance - 3:49
  6. No Bad News Tonight - 2:05
  7. Summer Jams - 4:20
  8. None Like You - 4:11
  9. Joey - 4:28
  10. Outgoing Message - 2:15
  11. Blood, Bones, and Sand - 3:06
  12. Tiptoe - 3:40

Personnel

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  • Sara Lund – drums
  • Mike Clark – bass
  • Seth Lorinczi – engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer
  • Robin Clark – artwork, design

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 23

References

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  1. ^ "Corin Tucker Finds Her Sea Legs on 'Kill My Blues'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ "The Corin Tucker Band - Kill Rock Stars".
  3. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (September 25, 2012). "Pink/Corin Tucker Band". Expert Witness. MSN Music. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Gross, Jason (September 18, 2012). "Kill My Blues by Corin Tucker". Blurt. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b McAuliffe, Colm (October 1, 2012). "Corin Tucker Band - Kill My Blues". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Kivel, Adam (September 24, 2012). "Album Review: Corin Tucker Band – Kill My Blues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Kill My Blues". Metacritic.
  8. ^ Phares, Heather. "Kill My Blues Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  9. ^ Garner, Marty Sartini (September 21, 2012). "Corin Tucker Band". Filter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (September 29, 2012). "Corin Tucker Band: Kill My Blues – review". The Observer. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via The Guardian.
  11. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (September 10, 2012). "Kill My Blues Album Review". Slant. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Hopper, Jessica (September 17, 2012). "Kill My Blues Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  13. ^ Everhart, John (September 20, 2012). "Kill My Blues". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. ^ Corin Tucker Band: Tour
  15. ^ "The Corin Tucker Band Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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