The Instigator

The Instigator
Studio album by Rhett Miller
Released September 24, 2002
Genre Pop rock, adult alternative
Length 40:47
Label Elektra
Producer Jon Brion
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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".

Track listing

  1. "Our Love"
  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)