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2010 studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
Five American Portraits
Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010
GenreExperimental rock
Length44:12
LabelDrag 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
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)
Pitchfork Media(6.2/10)
PopMatters
Uncut

Five American Portraits is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 2010 by Drag City.

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Art & Language; all music is composed by The Red Krayola

No.TitleLength
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
Additional musicians and production
  • Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering
  • Butchy Fuego – mixing
  • Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering
  • Rian Murphy – mixing
  • Fred Somsen – backing vocals

References

  1. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language – Five American Portraits | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  7. "Five American Portraits", Uncut, March 2010, pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

External links

Red Krayola
Studio albums
with Art & Language
EP's
Live albums
Remix albums
Compilations
Soundtracks
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