Flubber (album)

Flubber is the second album by Chicago-based band Souled American.[1][2] It was released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records, and re-released, as part of the Framed box set, by tUMULt Records in 1999.[3][4] "Cupa Cowfee" is a cover of the John Fahey song.[5]

For other uses, see Flubber (disambiguation).
Flubber
Studio album by
Souled American
Released1989
Recorded1989
GenreCountry folk
Length50:59
LabelRough Trade
ProducerSouled American, Jeff Hamand
Souled American chronology
Fe
(1988)		 Flubber
(1989)		 Around the Horn
(1990)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
New Musical Express8/10[8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Employing odd, broken rhythms and unorthodox sequences of notes and chords in a guitars-bass-drums format, Souled American basically breaks up the conventions of country-folk then reassembles them in a new and distinctive way."[7] The Chicago Reader called Flubber "an offhandedly pretty and searchingly lyrical record."[9]

Track listing
  1. "All Good Things" (Adducci) – (4:41)
  2. "Mar'boro Man" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (2:56)
  3. "Wind to Dry" (Adducci) – (4:08)
  4. "Drop in the Basket" (Grigoroff) – (2:59)
  5. "Heywire" (Adducci/Grigoroff/Tuma) – (2:33)
  6. "The Torch Singer" (Prine) – (7:08)
  7. "True Swamp" (Adducci/Barnard/Grigoroff/Tuma) – (3:19)
  8. "Marleyphine Hank" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (2:33)
  9. "You and You Alone" (Adducci) – (4:41)
  10. "Cupa Cowfee" (Fahey) – (2:14)
  11. "Over the Hill" (Grigoroff) – (4:57)
  12. "Zillion" (Adducci) – (4:55)
  13. "Why Are You" (Adducci/Grigoroff) – (3:37)

Personnel
  • Joe Adducci – bass, vocals
  • Jamey Barnard – drums
  • Chris Grigoroff – guitar, vocals
  • Scott Tuma – guitar

References
  1. Lee, Craig (17 July 1989). "Souled American Makes Its Own Kind of Folk". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 5.
  2. Sutherland, Steve (Jun 10, 1989). "Albums: Souled American". Melody Maker. 65 (23): 33.
  3. "Souled American Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. Morris, Chris (Jun 26, 1999). "Souled-Out". Billboard. 111 (26): 77.
  5. "Souled American". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. Flubber at AllMusic
  7. Popson, Tom (20 Apr 1989). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 11F.
  8. Romney, Jonathan (24 June 1989). "Souled American — Flubber (Rough Trade Records)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 37. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Flickr.
  9. Wyman, Bill. "Camper Van Beethoven/Souled American". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  • Harp Magazine: "How Souled American's Flubber Changed My Life", by John Darnielle, September, 2006.
  • Chicago Sun-Times: "Album feels good to Souled American", by Don McLeese, May 26, 1989.
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