Fetish Bones

Fetish Bones
Studio album by
Moor Mother
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
GenreExperimental[1]
Length30:16
LabelDon Giovanni Records
Producer
  • Moor Mother
  • Ohbliv
  • Trngnder
  • Drums Like Machine Guns
  • Wizard Apprentice
Moor Mother chronology
Fetish Bones
(2016) 		The Motionless Present
(2017)

Fetish Bones is the debut studio album by American musician Moor Mother.[2] It was released via Don Giovanni Records on September 16, 2016.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.2/10[5]

The album was included on Pitchfork's "20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016" list.[1] It was also placed at number 18 on Rolling Stone's "20 Best Avant Albums of 2016" list,[6] number 3 on The Wire's "Top 50 Releases of 2016" list,[7] and number 2 on Bandcamp Daily's "Best Albums of 2016" list.[8]

The song "Creation Myth" was placed at number 88 on Spin's "101 Best Songs of 2016" list.[9] The song "Deadbeat Protest" was placed at number 98 on Pitchfork's "100 Best Songs of 2016" list,[10] as well as number 24 on Noisey's "100 Best Songs of 2016" list.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Camae Ayewa

No.TitleLength
1."Creation Myth"4:30
2."Parallel Nightmares"2:29
3."Deadbeat Protest"1:23
4."KBGK"2:27
5."Valley of Dry Bones"2:01
6."DIY Time Machine"2:04
7."Tell Me About It"2:12
8."Chain Gang Quantum Blues"2:25
9."By the Light"2:06
10."Cabrini Green x Natasha Mkenna"3:04
11."Nois Bois"1:50
12."Washington Park"1:44
13."Time Float"2:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Moor Mother – production (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), words, vocals, recording, insert
  • Ohbliv – production (2)
  • Trngnder – production (4)
  • Drums Like Machine Guns – production (9)
  • Wizard Apprentice – production (13)
  • Joe Baldacci – mixing
  • Alex Nagel – mastering
  • Sasha Burgess – cover photography
  • Eva Wo – back cover
  • Joe Steinhardt – layout

References

  1. ^ a b Lozano, Kevin (December 9, 2016). "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (page 2 of 2)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 21, 2016). "10 New Artists You Need to Know: October 2016 - Moor Mother". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Iadarola, Alexander (September 6, 2016). "Moor Mother's New Track Is a Reminder of the Agitating Power of Noise". Thump. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Moor Mother – Fetish Bones out Sept. 16th!". Don Giovanni Records. July 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Lozano, Kevin (September 29, 2016). "Moor Mother: Fetish Bones". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (December 28, 2016). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2016 - 18. Moor Mother, 'Fetish Bones'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Listen to The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2016". The Wire. December 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Bawsism, Nnamdi (December 9, 2016). "The Best Albums of 2016: #20 – 1". Bandcamp Daily. Bandcamp. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Shoup, Brad (December 13, 2016). "The 101 Best Songs of 2016 (page 1 of 2)". Spin. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Pelly, Jenn (December 12, 2016). "The 100 Best Songs of 2016 (page 1 of 10)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Kelly, Kim (December 15, 2016). "The 100 Best Songs of 2016 - Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved March 25, 2017.