The Coroner's Gambit
| The Coroner's Gambit | ||||
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| Studio album by the Mountain Goats | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Folk-rock, Rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | Absolutely Kosher | |||
| Producer | John Darnielle | |||
| the Mountain Goats chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10 [2] |
| Splendid (ezine) | (favorable) [3] |
The Coroner's Gambit is the fifth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on October 17, 2000 by Absolutely Kosher Records.
Recording
The album is mostly John Darnielle and his acoustic guitar, but it has sparse auxiliary instrumentation as well. Most of the songs were recorded on John's Panasonic RX-FT500 boom box, but due to either mechanical failure or desire for clearer sound quality, he used a 4-track recording machine for some tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jaipur" | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Elijah" | 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Trick Mirror" | 2:40 | |
| 4. | "Island Garden Song" | 2:27 | |
| 5. | "The Coroner's Gambit" | 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Baboon" | 2:16 | |
| 7. | "Scotch Grove" | 1:37 | |
| 8. | "Horseradish Road" | 2:28 | |
| 9. | "Family Happiness" | 2:57 | |
| 10. | "Onions" | 2:15 | |
| 11. | "Bluejays and Cardinals" | 3:03 | |
| 12. | "Shadow Song" | 2:45 | |
| 13. | "There Will Be No Divorce" | 2:51 | |
| 14. | "Insurance Fraud #2" | 3:02 | |
| 15. | "The Alphonse Mambo" | 2:44 | |
| 16. | "We Were Patriots" | 2:40 | |
Total length: |
43:00 | ||
Personnel
- John Darnielle - vocals, guitar, production
References
External links
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