Anchor Drops

Anchor Drops is Umphrey's McGee's third studio album, released on June 29, 2004. It is the first studio album to feature drummer Kris Myers. For this album, the band mixed progressive rock with acoustic folk, jam band grooves, heavy metal and electronica. The album also contains a horn section (including Karl Denson) on the track "Wife Soup."

Anchor Drops
Studio album by
Umphrey's McGee
ReleasedJune 29, 2004
RecordedAugust 11, 2003 - January, 2004 in Chicago, IL and Champaign, IL
GenreProgressive rock, Jam band
Length64:42
LabelSCI Fidelity
Umphrey's McGee chronology
Local Band Does OKlahoma
(2003)		 Anchor Drops
(2004)		 Safety In Numbers
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The cover is an overhead image of the city of Chicago. In the inner sleeve many close up shots of the city of Chicago are portrayed. On the cover, the word "Chicago" is written in maritime flags.

Track listing
  1. "Plunger" (Jake Cinninger, Brendan Bayliss) – 5:59
  2. "Anchor Drops" (Bayliss) – 4:48
  3. "In the Kitchen" (Cinninger, Bayliss) – 3:58
  4. "Bullhead City" (Cinninger, Bayliss) – 4:32
    • Elliott Peck on vocals
  5. "Miss Tinkle's Overture" (Cinninger) – 5:37
  6. "Uncommon" (Mike Nolan, Bayliss) – 2:50
  7. "JaJunk pt.I" (Bayliss, Cinninger) – 3:19
  8. "13 Days" (Cinninger, Joel Cummins, Bayliss) – 4:28
  9. "JaJunk pt.II" (Bayliss, Cinninger) – 3:44
  10. "Walletsworth" (Cinninger, Bayliss) – 4:37
  11. "Robot World" (Ryan Stasik, Cinninger, Bayliss) – 5:00
  12. "Mulche's Odyssey" (Cinninger) – 4:56
  13. "Wife Soup" (Bayliss, Cinninger, Stasik, Cummins, Kris Myers) – 7:43
  14. "The Pequod" (Cinninger) – 2:55

Personnel

Graphic Design: Rob Heimbrock

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. Anchor Drops at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.


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