This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank

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This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
Studio album by
Released11 September 2008
GenreMath rock
LabelRichter Collective[1]
ProducerJ. Robbins[1]
Adebisi Shank chronology
This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
(2008)
This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[3]

This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank is the first studio album by Irish math rock band Adebisi Shank.[1][4][5] It was released on 11 September 2008 through Richter Collective.

It was recorded over the course of nine days with producer J. Robbins.[5] Drowned in Sound wrote that the album helped "ignite a sustained fruitful period for independent guitar music in Ireland."[6]

Critical reception[edit]

AllMusic wrote that "while the album may be short in duration, the range of ideas presented here is vast: [the band] experiment constantly with varying tempos and time signatures and prefer to leave motifs underdeveloped rather than over-repetitive."[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Larry Kaye, Vinny McCreith and Mick Roe

No.TitleLength
1."YouMe"3:06
2."DODR"3:10
3."Colin Skehan"2:50
4."Shunk"2:53
5."Mini Rockers"3:29
6."Agassi Shank"2:27
7."I Answer To "Doc""2:40
8."Snakehips"2:37

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Adebisi Shank | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank - Adebisi Shank | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Adebisi Shank - This is the Album (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  4. ^ "/". The Music.
  5. ^ a b Beening, Jenn (7 April 2011). "Adebisi Shank: Spasmodic, Electronic, Riotous Rock". ALARM.
  6. ^ "Drowned in Dublin #1". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.