Five American Portraits

Five American Portraits
Studio album by
The Red Krayola with Art & Language
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010
GenreExperimental rock
Length44:12
LabelDrag City[1]
The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology
Sighs Trapped by Liars
(2007) 		Five American Portraits
(2010)
The Red Krayola chronology
Fingerpointing
(2008) 		Five American Portraits
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Pitchfork Media(6.2/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]
Uncut[7]

Five American Portraits is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 2010 by Drag City.[8]

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling."[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Art & Language; all music is composed by The Red Krayola

No.TitleLength
1."Portrait of Wile E. Coyote"5:03
2."Portrait of President George W. Bush"12:16
3."Portrait of President Jimmy Carter"5:59
4."Portrait of John Wayne"15:05
5."Portrait of Ad Reinhardt"5:49

Personnel

Red Krayola
Additional musicians and production
  • Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering
  • Butchy Fuego – mixing
  • Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering
  • Rian Murphy – mixing
  • Fred Somsen – backing vocals

References

  1. ^ "The Red Krayola with Art & Language – Five American Portraits | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. ^ "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Five American Portraits", Uncut, March 2010, pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.