''Viva Last Blues'' is the third studio album by

Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

. It was released under the moniker

Palace Music Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

on Drag City in 1995. The album features Oldham on vocals and guitar, and was recorded 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 ...

Critical reception

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'' placed the album at number 60 on the "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" list. In 2007, ''

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'' placed it at number 98 on the "100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

Liam Hayes Liam Hayes, professionally known as Plush since 1992, is an American songwriter and performer, originally from Chicago, Illinois, United States. His discography includes three critically acclaimed records: '' More You Becomes You'' (1998), '' F ...

– piano, organ *

Jason Loewenstein Jason Loewenstein (born July 20, 1971) is an American alternative rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and a member of the indie-rock bands Sebadoh, The Fiery Furnaces, and Circle of Buzzards. He grew up in Northampton, Mass ...

– drums, additional vocals * Ned Oldham – bass guitar, slide guitar, additional vocals *

– vocals, guitar * Bryan Rich – lead guitar *

– recording * Eric Bates – engineering * Eugene Bates – engineering * Dianne Bellino – cover drawing * Cynthia Kirkwood – painting

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 albums Will Oldham albums Domino Recording Company albums Drag City (record label) albums Albums produced by Steve Albini