The Friends of Rachel Worth

The Friends of Rachel Worth
Studio album by
The Go-Betweens
Released16 September 2000
RecordedFebruary 2000
StudioJackpot! Recording Studio, Portland, Oregon
GenreIndie rock
Length39:49
LabelW. Minc (Australia)
Circus (UK)
Clearspot (Germany)
Jetset (US)
ProducerThe Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens chronology
16 Lovers Lane
(1988) 		The Friends of Rachel Worth
(2000) 		Bright Yellow Bright Orange
(2003)
Singles from The Friends of Rachel Worth
  1. "Going Blind"
    Released: January 2001
  2. "Surfing Magazines"
    Released: 25 July 2005

The Friends of Rachel Worth is the seventh album by Brisbane indie band The Go-Betweens, released in 2000, 12 years after their sixth, 16 Lovers Lane. For this album, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were joined by all members of American indie rock bands Sleater-Kinney and Quasi as well as new bassist Adele Pickvance. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon at Jackpot! Recording Studio by Larry Crane.

McLennan said, "Rachel felt really natural – it wasn't like Robert and I had separate managers or any of that industry bullshit. We'd always wanted to record in America, too, so that was a real dream. I think it has a really mysterious, otherworldly, 'lost' feel to it."[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consumer GuideA[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian[6]
Melody Maker[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork6.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut[12]

The Friends of Rachel Worth received generally positive critical reviews. It holds a score of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All music by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan.

  1. "Magic in Here" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:52
  2. "Spirit" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:59
  3. "The Clock" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:06
  4. "German Farmhouse" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:51
  5. "He Lives My Life" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:58
  6. "Heart and Home" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:13
  7. "Surfing Magazines" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:34
  8. "Orpheus Beach" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:48
  9. "Going Blind" (lyrics, McLennan) – 2:56
  10. "When She Sang About Angels" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:31

Personnel

The Go-Betweens
Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Mills, Fred (June 2005). "The Go-Betweens: Their Back Pages". Harp. Retrieved 12 June 2018 – via Rock's Backpages.
  2. ^ a b "Friends of Rachel Worth by The Go-Betweens Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "The Friends of Rachel Worth – The Go-Betweens". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ Brunner, Rob (6 October 2000). "Music Review: 'The Friends of Rachel Worth'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (22 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth (Circus)". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ^ "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Melody Maker. 4–10 October 2000. p. 49.
  8. ^ Robinson, John (15 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens – The Friends Of Rachel Worth". NME. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ Zamula, Meg (19 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. ^ George-Warren, Holly (14 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends Of Rachel Worth". Rolling Stone. No. 849. p. 174. Archived from the original on 29 September 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ^ Weisbard, Eric (October 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 10. pp. 174–175. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ^ Thackray, Jerry (October 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Uncut. No. 41. p. 94.