Dreaming of Revenge
Dreaming of Revenge is the fourth album by the American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2008.
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| Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
| Label | Velour | |||
| Producer | Malcolm Burn | |||
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The album was leaked on February 22, 2008, less than a month before its official release.
On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of Dreaming of Revenge featuring the bonus track "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map".
On March 11, Amoeba Records released a version of Dreaming of Revenge that included a Vinyl 33' copy of "Pull Me Out Alive" with the unreleased B-Side "Zeitgeist".
In early April, The Japanese Edition of Dreaming of Revenge was released with Both "Zeitgeist" and "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map" on the same disc, along with full lyrics to all songs sung on the album.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (A-)[2] |
| Billboard | (Favorable) link |
| Crawdaddy! | (Favorable) link |
| Detour | (Favorable)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-)[4] |
| The New York Times | (Favorable)[5] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote "This is not a remarkable album by any stretch, although its packaging is — it contains a punch-out mobile as a booklet — but it is a further step in the development of a singular and ever elusive artist who possesses a truckload of talent, but is still unsure of which direction to head to realize it all."[1] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it King's most "sophisticated release yet."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kaki King
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bone Chaos in the Castle" | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Life Being What It Is" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Sad American" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Pull Me Out Alive" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Montreal" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Open Mouth" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "So Much for So Little" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Saving Days in a Frozen Head" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Air and Kilometers" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?" | 5:10 |
| 11. | "2 O'Clock" | 5:50 |
Personnel
- Kaki King – vocals, guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, bass, drums, piano
- Malcolm Burn - Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Harmonica
- Craig Santiago - Bass Drums (Track #3)
- Dan Brantigan: Analog EVI (Track #4)
- Yuval Semo: Keyboards (Track #6)
- Elissa Cassini: First Violin (Track #6, 10)
- Funda Cizmecioglu: Second Violin (Track #6, 10)
- Youyoung Kim: Viola (Track #6, 9, 10)
- Jane O'Hara: Cello (Track #6, 9, 10)
- Dave Treut: Clarinet, Drums (Track #7, 10)
- Bora Yoon: Viola (Track #9)
- String Arrangements by Yuval Semo (Track #6) and Kyle Sanna (Tracks #9 and 10).
Production
- Malcolm Burn – Producer; recorded at Le Maison Bleue Studios
- Jeff Krasno - Executive Producer
- Sean Hoess - Executive Producer
- Christen Greene - Project Coordinator
- Louis Teran - Photos
- Seb Jarnot - Design and Layout
- All songs written by Kaki King for Kaki King Music (BMI). Administered by Domino Music Publishing.
References
- Jurek, Thom. "Review Dreaming of Revenge - Kaki King". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Hawthorne, Marc (10 March 2008). "Kaki King: Dreaming Of Revenge". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- "Music & Lyrics: Kaki King, Dreaming of Revenge : DETOUR :: Detroit's Indie City Guide". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Greenblatt, Leah (7 March 2008). "Dreaming of Revenge Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Ratliff, Ben (10 March 2008). "Music Ripe to Remix". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2012.