What Another Man Spills

by Lambchop

Overview

It's a safe bet to expect the unexpected in regards to any new Lambchop effort, but the cryptically titled (and beautifully packaged) What Another Man Spills is the band's most consistently surprising and deliriously eclectic outing to date, with new twists around every corner. While it's their loveliest record since How I Quit Smoking, that album's countrypolitan gauze is largely a thing of the past, replaced here by a dreamy, jazz-like patina which proves a remarkably versatile backdrop not only for Kurt Wagner's originals but for a vast range of covers, from Dump's "It's Not Alright" to Curtis Mayfield's "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)." The latter is easily the most jaw-dropping track on What Another Man Spills, with the group easily slipping into the song's soulful groove without a hint of irony, not even in Wagner's amazingly Prince-like falsetto; a later cover of the Frederick Knight smash "I've Been Lonely for So Long," while less surprising, is no less engaging, further solidifying Lambchop's growing debt to the Stax/Volt sound. Where the album's jumble of styles and offbeat covers might seem self-indulgent coming from any other band, Lambchop somehow makes it all work with their wit, style, and intelligence intact -- even five records in, they never cease to amaze. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	08/03/2018
Label:	Merge
UPC:	0673855014616
Rank:	62200

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Interrupted
2. Saturday Option
3. Shucks
4. Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
5. Life #2
6. Scamper

Disc 2

7. It's Not Alright
8. N.O.
9. I've Been Lonely for So Long
10. Magnificent Obsession
11. King of Nothing Never
12. Theme From the Neil Miller Show

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lambchop   Primary Artist
Paul Burch   Vibraphone
Paul Niehaus   Guitar (Steel)
Kurt Wagner   Guitar,Vocals
Deanna Varagona   Vocals
Marc William Trovillion   Rhythm
Allen Lowrey   Rhythm
Scott C. Chase   Rhythm

Technical Credits

Paul Niehaus   Mixing
Kurt Wagner   Mixing,Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Vic Chesnutt   Illustrations
Lloyd Barry   String Arrangements
Mark Nevers   Mixing,Engineer
Peter Knight   Composer
James McNew   Composer
F.M. Cornog   Composer
Craig Allen   Design
Jerry Weaver   Composer
Tommy Dorsey   Mastering
Marc William Trovillion   Composer
Dennis Cronin   Assistant Engineer
Posie Knight   Composer