''Accelerator'' is the seventh studio album by

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. It was originally released on Drag City in 1998. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Critical reception

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gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Royal Trux have rarely had both their songwriting and noise under control like they do here, and the result is pure dynamite -- possibly their best album to date." ''

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'' named it the 8th best album of 1998. '' Pitchfork'' placed it at number 29 on the "50 Best Albums of 1998" list. At

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album's 2012 reissue received an average score of 83 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

Jennifer Herrema Jennifer James Herrema is an American rock music singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and model best known for her work as one half of the rock band Royal Trux. Career Herrema formed Royal Trux with her partner Neil Hagerty and lived wi ...

– vocals, recording, mixing *

Neil Hagerty Neil Michael Hagerty (born 1965) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known for his work in Royal Trux which he formed with his partner Jennifer Herrema, who he lived with in Washington, Virginia. Hagerty released sever ...

– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, MIDI, tin whistle, kazoo, harmonica, percussion, recording, mixing * Ken Nasta – drums, percussion * Timothy McClain – synthesizer * Rian Murphy – chorus vocals * Paul Oldham – live sound recording * Konrad Strauss – pre-mastering * Howie Weinberg – mastering * Dan Osborn – layout * Patsy Desmond – photography * Dan Koretzky – special operations

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Accelerator (Royal Trux Album) 1998 albums Royal Trux albums Drag City (record label) albums Domino Recording Company albums