St. Arkansas

St. Arkansas
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released	2002
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	David Thomas
Pere Ubu chronology
The Shape of Things (2000)The Shape of Things2000 St. Arkansas (2002) Why I Hate Women (2006)Why I Hate Women2006
David Thomas chronology
Surf's Up! (2001) Surf's Up!2001 St. Arkansas (2002) St. Arkansas2002 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest (2002) 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[2]

St. Arkansas is the twelfth Pere Ubu album, and is often regarded as one of the darkest in the band's catalog.

Track listing

1. "The Fevered Dream of Hernando DeSoto" – 2:45
2. "Slow Walking Daddy" – 4:52
3. "Michele" – 3:11
4. "333" – 3:59
5. "Hell" – 5:12
6. "Lisbon" – 3:30
7. "Steve" – 2:48
8. "Phone Home Jonah" – 2:39
9. "Where's the Truth" – 3:25
10. "Dark" – 9:16

Personnel

Pere Ubu

• David Thomas - vocals
• Tom Herman - guitar, organ, backing vocals
• Robert Wheeler - EML synthesizer, theremin, piano
• Michele Temple - bass, piano, organ
• Steve Mehlman - drums, organ

with:

• Jim Jones - organ, guitar

References