How I Quit Smoking

by Lambchop

How I Quit Smoking cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 January 1996
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:55
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Elton John, Steve Goodhue, John Delworth, Pam Sixfin, Jonathan Marx, Your Starry Eyes, Deanna Varagona, Hank Tilbury, Michael Doster, Kurt Wagner, Paul Niehaus, Bernie Taupin, Allen Lowrey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Kurt Wagner's expansive Nashville collective greatly refined their sprawling, gentle soundscapes, heavily integrating lush strings and delicate brass arrangements. The project seamlessly cross-pollinates traditional country instrumentation with sophisticated, cinematic chamber-pop orchestration. Wagner's distinctive, mumbled vocal delivery serves as the anchor for the remarkably beautiful and lethargic compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, storytelling, literate, gentle, witty

Tracklist

  1. For Which We Are Truly Thankful (02:59)
  2. The Man Who Loved Beer (02:48)
  3. The Militant (03:36)
  4. We Never Argue (04:14)
  5. Life's Little Tragedy (04:16)
  6. Suzieju (04:24)
  7. All Smiles and Mariachi (03:31)
  8. The Scary Caroler (04:43)
  9. Smuckers (04:33)
  10. The Militant (2) (02:56)
  11. Garf (04:31)
  12. Your Life as a Sequel (04:19)
  13. The枚ne (04:55)
  14. Again (01:10)

Credits

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