''Firewater'' is the fourth full-length studio album released by

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band

Silkworm The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...

. It was engineered by

Steve Albini Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...

, who worked on most of the band's albums and singles. The album was recorded and released two years after guitarist/vocalist

Joel RL Phelps Joel RL Phelps (born 1966) is an American musician and songwriter originally from Montana, known for his work with the indie rock bands Silkworm and The Downer Trio. Phelps has played with Pacific Northwest bands such as Ein Heit, which he joine ...

left the band, leaving the remaining members to record the album as a trio. It was the band's first album released on

Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apart ...

Track listing

#"Nerves" - 2:59 #"Drunk" - 3:05 #"Wet Firecracker" - 2:03 #"Slow Hands" - 5:27 #"Cannibal Cannibal" - 2:41 #"Tarnished Angel" - 5:08 #"Quicksand" - 3:11 #"Ticket Tulane" - 3:31 #"Swings" - 3:04 #"Severance Pay" - 3:11 #"The Lure of Beauty" - 4:05 #"Miracle Mile" - 4:14 #"Drag The River" - 3:08 #"Killing My Ass" - 4:48 #"Caricature of a Joke" - 3:20 #"Don't Make Plans This Friday" - 5:20

Personnel

;Silkwater *Andy Cohen — guitar, vocals on 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16 * Michael Dahlquist — drums *Tim Midyett — bass, vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 *

— engineer

References

1996 albums Silkworm (band) albums Matador Records albums Albums produced by Steve Albini {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub