Firewater (Silkworm album)

Firewater
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)
GenreIndie rock
Length59:05
LabelMatador
ProducerSteve Albini
Silkworm chronology
Libertine
(1994)
Firewater
(1996)
Developer
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Rock7/10[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography6/10[4]
MusicHound Rock3/5[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Firewater is the fourth full-length studio album released by indie rock band Silkworm.[7][8] It was engineered by Steve Albini, who worked on most of the band's albums and singles. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist Joel RL Phelps left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio.[9] It was the band's first album released on Matador Records.[10]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r251520
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (May 18, 2000). "Alternative rock". San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 18, 1998). "The encyclopedia of popular music". London; New York : Muze; New York : Exclusive distribution in the USA by Grove's Dictionaries – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (May 18, 2003). "The great indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "MusicHound rock : the essential album guide". Detroit : Visible Ink Press. May 18, 1999 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (March 18, 1996). "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Lost Classics: Silkworm "Firewater"". March 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Silkworm". www.trouserpress.com.
  9. ^ "Silkworm: A look back". pastemagazine.com. August 22, 2005.
  10. ^ "Silkworm – Firewater – This Day In Matador History".