Massachusetts

by Scud Mountain Boys

Massachusetts cover art

Joe Pernice's deeply melancholic quartet transitioned to Sub Pop Records, delivering a profoundly quiet, agonizingly slow masterpiece of alternative country. The incredibly gentle, acoustic-driven instrumentation perfectly frames Pernice's whispered, highly literate tales of profound depression and rural alcoholism. It effectively bridged the gap between the traditional Americana revival and the lethargic, minimalist aesthetics of 1990s slowcore.

Genres

  • Alt-Country

Tracklist

  1. In A Ditch
  2. Scratch Ticket
  3. Penthouse In The Woods
  4. Grudge ****
  5. Big Hole
  6. Van Drunk
  7. Lift Me Up
  8. Liquor Store
  9. A Ride
  10. Holy Ghost
  11. Cigarette Sandwich
  12. Massachusetts
  13. Glass Jaw
  14. Knievel