Five American Portraits

Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language

Released

January 26, 2010

Genre

Experimental rock

Length

44:12

Label

Drag City

The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology

Sighs Trapped by Liars
(2007)

Five American Portraits
(2010)

The Red Krayola chronology

Fingerpointing
(2008)

Five American Portraits
(2010)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
Pitchfork Media	(6.2/10)^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
Uncut	^[6]

Five American Portraits is the fifth collaboration between experimental rock band Red Krayola and conceptual art group Art & Language, released on January 26, 2010 through Drag City.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Art & Language, all music composed by The Red Krayola.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Portrait of Wile E. Coyote"	5:03
2.	"Portrait of President George W. Bush"	12:16
3.	"Portrait of President Jimmy Carter"	5:59
4.	"Portrait of John Wayne"	15:05
5.	"Portrait of Ad Reinhardt"	5:49

Personnel

Red Krayola

Gina Birch – bass guitar, vocals
Alex Dower – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jim O'Rourke – bass guitar
Tom Rogerson – piano
Mayo Thompson – guitar, piano, vocals, mixing
Tom Watson – guitar

Additional musicians and production

Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering
Butchy Fuego – mixing
Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering
Rian Murphy – mixing
Fred Somsen – backing vocals

External links

Five American Portraits at Discogs (list of releases)

References

↑ "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
↑ Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
↑ Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
↑ Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
↑ "Five American Portraits". Uncut. March 2010. pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

Red Krayola

Mayo Thompson

Studio albums

The Parable of Arable Land
God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It
Soldier-Talk
Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
Malefactor, Ade
The Red Krayola
Coconut Hotel
Hazel
Fingerpainting
Introduction

EP's

Micro-Chips and Fish
Amor and Language
Blues, Hollers and Hellos
Red Gold

Live albums

Live 1967

Remix albums

Fingerpointing

Compilations

The Parable of Arable Land/God Bless the Red Krayola & All Who Sail with It
Singles
Hurricane Fighter Plane

Soundtracks

Japan in Paris in L.A.

with Art & Language

Articles	Corky's Debt to His Father Drag City

Groups	Essential Logic Pere Ubu The Raincoats

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