Swingin' Utters (album)

Swingin' Utters is an album by American punk rock band Swingin' Utters, released in 2000.^[6][7] It was produced by Ryan Greene, and has a folkier sound than the band's previous albums.

Swingin' Utters
Studio album by Swingin' Utters
Released	October 10, 2000[1]
Recorded	April–May 2000 at Motor Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Punk rock[2] cowpunk[3] folk rock[3]
Length	36:38
Label	Fat Wreck Chords 603 (CD and LP)[4]
Producer	Swingin' Utters, Ryan Greene
Swingin' Utters chronology
BYO Split Series, Vol. 2 (1999) Swingin' Utters (2000) Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Critical reception

The Pembroke Observer wrote that "the opening track, 'Pills and Smoke', is immediately so retro sounding that it could reel anyone back into the days of crash and burn English punk rock, whereas 'Watching the Wayfarers' is a superb rockabilly, country blues number that's complete with mandolin and upright bass."^[2] The San Antonio Express-News wrote that the Utters "toss in elements of cowpunk, folk/rock and melody ... [their] songs stretch boundaries with instrumentation such as upright bass, violin, piano, cello and mandolin."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Darius Koski, except for where noted.

1. "Pills & Smoke" – 2:34
2. "Taken Train" – 2:11
3. "Watching the Wayfarers" – 1:55
4. "The Note" (Max Huber) – 2:51
5. "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (Huber) – 2:33
6. "Playboys, Punks, and Pretty Things" – 3:05
7. "Second Skin" – 1:59
8. "Eddie's Teddy" (O'Brien) – 2:44
9. "Teen Idol Eyes" (Johnny Bonnel, Koski) – 2:25
10. "The Green Glass" (Huber) – 2:00
11. "Scum Grief" – 2:19
12. "Another Day" – 1:58
13. "Step Inside this Room" – 2:36
14. "Little Creeps" – 2:00
15. "My Glass House" (Aust Koski, Koski) – 3:28

Personnel

• Johnny Bonnel (vocals)
• Max Huber (guitar, vocals; lead vocals on "The Note")
• Darius Koski (guitar, vocals, accordion, organ, viola, violin; lead vocals on "Watching the Wayfarers" and "My Glass House")
• Greg McEntee (drums)
• Spike Slawson (bass guitar, vocals; lead vocals on "The Green Glass"; guitar on "Scum Grief" and "Teen Idol Eyes")

Additional musicians:

• Max Butler (pedal steel guitar, mandolin)
• Pat Johnson (piano)
• Mikey Porter (cello)
• Rockin' Lloyd Tripp (upright bass on "Watching the Wayfarers")
• Ryan Greene (percussion)

References

1. "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. November 1, 2000 – via Google Books.
2. "Swingin' Utters: Swingin' Utters". The Pembroke Observer. Entertainment. 27 Jan 2001. p. 11.
3. Beal Jr., Jim (March 30, 2001). "Night Lights". San Antonio Express-News. p. 15H.
4. "Swingin' Utters". Fat Wreck Chords.
5. "Swingin' Utters - Swingin' Utters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
6. "Artist Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
7. Masley, Ed (2 Nov 2000). "LOCAL MUSIC". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. E5.

External links

• Swingin' Utters official discography