Floored by Four (album)

Floored by Four
Studio album by Floored by Four
Released	September 28, 2010[1]
Recorded	August 2009[2]
Genre	Experimental music
Length	42:54[3]
Label	Chimera Music

Floored by Four is the debut album by experimental music band Floored by Four. The band consists of Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges) on bass and vocals, Nels Cline (Wilco) on guitar, Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto) on keyboard, bass, and glockenspiel, and Dougie Bowne on drums.[4]

The album is divided into four tracks with each titled after a band member.[4] All four were written by Watt.[5]

Track listing

1. Nels (Watt)
2. Miss Yuka (Watt)
3. Watt (Watt)
4. Dougie (Watt)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	4.6/10[4]

The Wall Street Journal called the album "New York avant-garde music down to its raw, improvisational core."[6] Catherine Lewis of The Washington Post credited Watt's leadership for saving the album "from being a scatterbrained, last-minute affair" and found the track "Yuka" to be the standout of the album.[2] John Payne of The Los Angeles Times called their work "risk-taking, spontaneous and thought-provoking electric music".[7]

Tal Rosenberg of Pitchfork was less impressed with the album saying "it sounds like directionless and purposeless noodling."[4]

References

1. Ross, Jennifer (June 8, 2010). "Watt, Cline, Honda and Bowne to Release Album as Floored by Four". Paste. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
2. Lewis, Catherine (September 27, 2010). "Let's Put on a Show: Floored By Four, 'Floored By Four'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
3. "Floored by Four". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
4. Rosenberg, Tal (January 5, 2011). "Floored by Four - Floored by Four". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
5. Kelly, Jennifer (October 7, 2010). "Dusted Reviews: Floored by Four". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
6. Fusilli, Jim (October 5, 2010). "Four Rock Nomads Unite for a Fleeting Tune". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
7. Payne, John (August 29, 2010). "Mike Watt fills in the spaces for the Stooges". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

External links

• Floored by Four on Chimera Music