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| The Instigator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, adult alternative | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
| Rhett Miller chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
| The Village Voice | A−[7] |
The Instigator is the second studio album by American country/rock band performer, Rhett Miller, lead singer of the Old 97's. Miller's first album came more than a decade earlier. Miller is joined by idol Robyn Hitchcock on "Point Shirley" and the album's title comes from the song "The El."
- ^ "The Instigator by Rhett Miller". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Johnson, Zac. "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (October 11, 2002). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (2003-03-12). "Rhett Miller: The Instigator". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Kemp, Mark (2002-10-22). "Rhett Miller - The Instigator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Old 97's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-12-31). "Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-11-18.