The Friends of Rachel Worth

The Friends of Rachel Worth
Studio album by The Go-Betweens
Released September 2000
Recorded February 2000
Studio Jackpot! Recording Studio, Portland, Oregon
Genre Indie rock
Length 39:49
Label W. Minc (Australia)
Circus (UK)
Clearspot (Germany)
Jetset (US)
Producer The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens chronology
16 Lovers Lane
(1988)16 Lovers Lane1988		 The Friends of Rachel Worth
(2000)		 Bright Yellow Bright Orange
(2003)Bright Yellow Bright Orange2003
Singles from The Friends of Rachel Worth
  1. "Going Blind"
    Released: January 2001
  2. "Surfing Magazines"
    Released: 25 July 2005

The Friends of Rachel Worth is the seventh album by Brisbane indie band The Go-Betweens, released 12 years after their sixth, 16 Lovers Lane. For this album they were joined by all members of American indie rock bands Sleater-Kinney and Quasi as well as new bassist Adele Pickvance. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon at Jackpot! Recording Studio by Larry Crane.

McLennan said, ""Rachel" felt really natural – it wasn't like Robert and I had separate managers or any of that industry bullshit. We'd always wanted to record in America, too, so that was a real dream. I think it has a really mysterious, otherworldly, "lost" feel to it."[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian[6]
Melody Maker[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork6.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut[12]

The Friends of Rachel Worth received generally positive critical reviews. It holds a score of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All music by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan.

  1. "Magic in Here" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:52
  2. "Spirit" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:59
  3. "The Clock" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:06
  4. "German Farmhouse" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:51
  5. "He Lives My Life" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:58
  6. "Heart and Home" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:13
  7. "Surfing Magazines" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:34
  8. "Orpheus Beach" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:48
  9. "Going Blind" (lyrics, McLennan) – 2:56
  10. "When She Sang About Angels" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:31

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Fred Mills. "The Go-Betweens: Their Back Pages". Rock's Backpages.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Friends of Rachel Worth by The Go-Betweens". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Horowitz, Hal. "The Friends of Rachel Worth – The Go-Betweens". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Drafts for Rhapsody, 2007". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brunner, Rob (6 October 2000). "The Friends of Rachel Worth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Costa, Maddy (22 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth (Circus)". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Melody Maker: 49. 10 October 2000.
  8. ↑ "The Friends Of Rachel Worth". NME. 16 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Zamula, Meg (19 September 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Rolling Stone: 174. 14 September 2000.
  11. ↑ Weisbard, Eric (October 2000). "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Spin. 16 (10): 174–75. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Go-Betweens: The Friends of Rachel Worth". Uncut (41): 94. October 2000.
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