In the Shadow of the Living Room

In the Shadow of the Living Room
Studio album by
Reaching Quiet
ReleasedJune 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)[1]
RecordedMarch 2000 – March 2001
StudioCincinnati, Ohio
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length50:14
LabelMush Records
ProducerOdd Nosdam
Why?
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[3]
Stylus MagazineD+[4]

In the Shadow of the Living Room is the debut and only studio album by American alternative hip hop duo Reaching Quiet consisting of Yoni Wolf and Odd Nosdam. It was released on Mush Records in 2002.

The songs "Broken Crow" and "Me And The Pea Coat" would later reappear on the 2003 tour and companion live album "Almost Live From Anna's Cabin" of chief songwriter Yoni Wolf's band WHY? with different instrumentation and structure.

Critical reception

Jason Nickey of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a surrealistic collage-style hip-hop symphony."[2] In 2008, the track "Broken Crow" was listed by The A.V. Club as one of the "25 Sad Songs for Changing Seasons".[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mother You're Long Gone"1:27
2."She Ain't Gonna Call You Back (Part 1)"1:58
3."Pier 39"1:18
4."Your Fish"3:11
5."Cabin Pressure"0:57
6."Self Portrait Hand Puppet"0:40
7."The Fly"2:03
8."The Moth"2:02
9."On Gummy Worms on Dental Floss"0:53
10."Madame Rennevfski"0:23
11."Salad Days"0:53
12."Split Screen"1:17
13."Housewife"0:47
14."Her Little Office Watch"1:42
15."Indecent Proposal"1:58
16."The Vowels"2:16
17."The Crush"1:23
18."Slow Polaroid"2:35
19."She Ain't Gonna Call You Back (Part 2)"2:26
20."Me and the Pea Coat"2:06
21."Out of Live Wires and Twisties"2:17
22."Broken Crow"3:01
23."Dead Man's Robin"0:37
24."Jesse James' Thesaurical Advice"1:02
25."Lisa Carmichael (Alan Keyes)"1:19
26."My Prayer Rug"0:33
27."I Beer"1:14
28."You Choke"3:58
29."The Comfy Chair"0:41
30."General Disturbance"3:26

References

  1. ^ "MH-212: Reaching Quiet - In The Shadow Of The Living Room". Mush Records. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Nickey, Jason. "In the Shadow of the Living Room - Reaching Quiet". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (June 25, 2002). "Reaching Quiet - in the shadow of the livingroom". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Mueller, Gavin (September 1, 2003). "Reaching Quiet - In the Shadow of Our Living Room". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Phipps, Keith; Robinson, Tasha; Ryan, Kyle; Modell, Josh; Bahn, Christopher; Battaglia, Andy; Zulkey, Claire; Koski, Genevieve; Pierce, Leonard; Burgess, Aaron (September 21, 2008). "Dead leaves and the dirty ground: 25 sad songs for changing seasons". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 27, 2017.