Similar Skin
| Similar Skin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock, progressive metal | |||
| Label | Nothing Too Fancy Music | |||
| Producer | Manny Sanchez, Gre Magers | |||
| Umphrey's McGee chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |   [2] |
| Blurt | [3] |
| Cokemachineglow | (favorable)[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Similar Skin is the eighth studio album by American rock band Umphrey's McGee. It was released on June 10, 2014.[7]
Umphrey's McGee recorded Similar Skin at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and it was the first album on the band's label, Nothing Too Fancy Music.[8] AllMusic says of the album's content: "While still entrenched in the wandering spirit of jam band improvisation, the 11 songs lean heavily on the influence of '80s pop, rock, and even radio metal …"[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Linear" | Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Cut the Cable[10]" | Bayliss | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Hourglass[11]" | Bayliss, Joel Cummins | 3:23 |
| 4. | "No Diablo[12]" | Bayliss | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Similar Skin" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Kris Myers, Ryan Stasik | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Puppet String[13]" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Andy Farag, Myers, Stasik | 6:29 |
| 7. | "Little Gift" | Cinninger | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Educated Guess" | Bayliss, Cinninger | 5:48 |
| 9. | "Loose Ends" | Bayliss | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Hindsight" | Cinninger | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Bridgeless" | Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Farag, Myers, Stasik | 9:00 |
Total Running Time: 54:18
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Morning Song" | 7:23 |
| 13. | "Room to Breathe" | 5:52 |
References
- ^ "Similar Skin". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (June 10, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (June 9, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee – Similar Skin". Blurt. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Goldstein, David M. (July 16, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Blum, Jordan (August 5, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". PopMatters. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (June 16, 2014). "Similar Skin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Graff, Gary (June 3, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee, 'Similar Skin': Exclusive Album Premiere". billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Gluck, Robert (August 6, 2014). "An Interview with Umphrey's McGee: Ahead Of The Curve". Theaquarian.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: Cut the Cable (Studio)". YouTube.com. May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Hourglass" (Studio)". YouTube.com. February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "No Diablo" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Puppet String" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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