The Instigator

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The Instigator
The Instigator cover
Studio album by Rhett Miller
Released September 24, 2002
Genre Folk rock
Label Elektra
Producer Jon Brion
Professional reviews
Rhett Miller chronology
Mythologies
1989		 The Instigator
2002		 The Believer
2006

The Instigator is the second studio album by American country/rock band performer, Rhett Miller, lead singer of the Old 97's. Miller's first album came more than a decade before, languishing in folk obscurity, but The Instigator received airplay and as much commercial success as any Old 97's effort.

The album is more personal than recent Old 97's efforts, though the cleaned-up pop sound might distress some fans. Miller is joined by idol Robyn Hitchcock on "Point Shirley".

The song "Our Love" was featured in the Scrubs episode His Story II. The song "Come Around" was featured in the Scrubs episode My T.C.W..

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Our Love" - this refers to the love between Richard Wagner and Mathilde Wesendonck, and to the love between Franz Kafka and Milena Jesenská [2]
  2. "This Is What I Do"
  3. "Come Around"
  4. "Things That Disappear"
  5. "World Inside The World"
  6. "Point Shirley"
  7. "Four-Eyed Girl"
  8. "Hover"
  9. "The El"
  10. "Your Nervous Heart"
  11. "I Want To Live"
  12. "Terrible Vision"
  13. "Erica the Beautiful" (Japan-only bonus track)
  14. "This Is What I Do (Too)" (Japan-only bonus track)