Shivering King and Others

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Shivering King and Others
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2003
RecordedAugust 2002 - January 2003
Genre Psychedelic rock, stoner rock
Length62:04
Label Matador
Dead Meadow chronology
Got Live If You Want It
(2002)
Shivering King and Others
(2003)
Feathers
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Shivering King and Others is the third album of Washington, D.C. based band Dead Meadow. [1] It was released on CD and double LP by Matador Records in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Love You Too" - 7:16
  2. "Babbling Flower" - 4:48
  3. "Everything's Going On" - 7:05
  4. "The Whirlings" - 3:24
  5. "Wayfarers All" - 1:41
  6. "Good Moanin'" - 6:41
  7. "Golden Cloud" - 6:32
  8. "Me and the Devil Blues" - 3:37
  9. "Shivering King" - 5:59
  10. "She's Mine" - 1:18
  11. "Heaven" - 6:51
  12. "Raise the Sails" - 6:52

Critical Reception

AllMusic gave a positive review towards the album, complimenting both its short punchier songs and its lengthier ballads, calling it "Bludgeoning and beautiful all at once". [1] Pitchfork gave a mostly positive review, particularly appreciating its shorter songs and added themes "with influences ranging from post-rock to black-metal", however felt that the 2 ending, longer, songs were overly repetitive with the same motifs repeated. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shivering King and Others at AllMusic
  2. Andrew Bryant (22 June 2003). "Shivering King review by Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 January 2019.