Schmotime

Schmotime
Studio album by Absentee
Released	August 27, 2006 (2006-08-27)
Recorded	2006
Venue	Memphis
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:00
Label	Memphis Industries[1]
Producer	James Ford[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[5]
Stylus Magazine	B[6]

Schmotime is the debut album by indie rock band Absentee, released in 2006.[2][7]

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "Schmotime presents a wry look at a world that's filled with people destroying themselves and each other."[1]

Description

This debut full-length from Brit indie-country-rock quintet followed up their 2005 'Donkey Stock' mini-album. Spinning folky tales of love, loss and elegant debauchery over a backdrop of steel guitar, keyboards, harmonica, sweet backing vocals and the occasional stab of distortion, they were compared to Pavement and Tindersticks and secured a slot at 2005's cult Green Man Festival.[8]

Track listing

1. "More Troubles"
2. "We Should Never Have Children"
3. "Getaway"
4. "Hey Tramp"
5. "You Try Sober"
6. "There's A Body In A Car Somewhere"
7. "Weasel"
8. "Truth Is Stranger Than Fishin'"
9. "Duck Train"
10. "Something To Bang"
11. "Treacle"

Personnel

• Dan Michaelson - vocals

References

1. "Absentee: Schmotime". PopMatters. May 30, 2006.
2. "Absentee | Biography & History". AllMusic.
3. "Schmotime - Absentee | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. "Album Review: Absentee - Schmotime". DrownedInSound.
5. "Absentee: Schmotime". Pitchfork.
6. "Absentee - Schmotime - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
7. "Absentee - Schmotime | Album Reviews". May 7, 2006.
8. Absentee (2006), Schmotime, Memphis Industries, retrieved 2023-12-05