Camoufleur
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
Studio
Genre
Length40:47
LabelDrag City
Gastr del Sol chronology
Upgrade & Afterlife
(1996)
Camoufleur
(1998)

Camoufleur is the fifth and final studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on February 23, 1998 on Drag City.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
NME7/10[5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Camoufleur as "a subdued, meditative affair, bringing together elements of folk, jazz, film music, and the avant-garde", which gradually "opens up, revealing layers of modest beauty".[2] Entertainment Weekly critic Rob Brunner found that it showed Gastr del Sol's music continuing to become "less obtuse", praising the album as "their most listenable — and ambitious — work yet".[4] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club felt that its "move toward more standard song structures, while not a radical revamp, sounds fresh and enjoyable."[6]

In 2018, Pitchfork placed Camoufleur at number 38 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998.[7] In an accompanying write-up, staff writer Marc Hogan described the album as "meticulous, introspective chamber-pop, unfurling a bit like Van Dyke Parks' work with Brian Wilson."[7] Fact ranked it as the tenth best post-rock album of all time in a 2016 list.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Seasons Reverse"5:52
2."Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
  • Popp
6:31
3."Black Horse"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
5:24
4."Each Dream Is an Example"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
  • Popp
5:41
5."Mouth Canyon"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
3:48
6."A Puff of Dew"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
  • Popp
6:20
7."Bauchredner"
  • Grubbs
  • O'Rourke
7:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. "Gastr del Sol – Camoufleur". Drag City. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Camoufleur – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  3. Kot, Greg (February 27, 1998). "Gastr del Sol: Camoufleur (Drag City)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Brunner, Rob (April 10, 1998). "Camoufleur". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. Udo, Tommy (January 24, 1998). "Gastr Del Sol – Camoufleur". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  6. Klein, Joshua (March 29, 2002). "Gastr Del Sol: Camoufleur". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "The 50 Best Albums of 1998". Pitchfork. February 12, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. Bowe, Miles; Horner, Al; Lobenfeld, Claire; Ravens, Chal; Twells, John; Welsh, April Clare; Wilson, Scott (April 20, 2016). "The 30 best post-rock albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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