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2014 studio album by Pere Ubu
Carnival of Souls
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released2014
GenreAlternative rock
LabelFire Records
ProducerDavid Thomas
Pere Ubu chronology
Lady from Shanghai
(2012) 		Carnival of Souls
(2014) 		20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo
(2017)

Carnival of Souls is an album by the American band Pere Ubu, released in 2014. The title is taken from the 1962 film, for which the band had created an underscore. "Irene" was released as a single.

Production

The album was written while Pere Ubu toured Europe in support of Lady from Shanghai. Darryl Boon joined the band on clarinet. In addition to the film, Pere Ubu was inspired by Van der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound8/10
Record Collector

Record Collector wrote that the album "scrapes up enough sporadic excellence to justify David Thomas’ perseverance in the 21st-century scheme of things." Greil Marcus, in The Believer, thought that the lead track "Golden Surf II" "shoots out like a flood, and then you can ride the wave of transmorgrification that sweeps over the whole album." The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel determined that the band "still challenges itself and its listeners on its unsettling, menacing circus of a latest disc."

AllMusic noted that "'Dr. Faustus', one of the album's most score-like pieces, combines metallic percussion, spare guitars and David Thomas' muttered vocals into something rustic and rickety, yet threatening at a moment's notice."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pere Ubu.

CD version

No.TitleLength
1."Golden Surf II"4:10
2."Drag the River"4:01
3."Visions of the Moon"3:33
4."Dr Faustus"4:22
5."Bus Station"4:28
6."Road to Utah"4:20
7."Carnival"5:01
8."Irene"4:13
9."Brother Ray"12:02

LP version

Side A

  1. Golden Surf II - 4:10
  2. Strychnine 1 - 1:05
  3. Drag The River - 4:01
  4. Strychnine 2 - 1:00
  5. Visions Of The Moon - 3:33
  6. Strychnine 3 - 1:01
  7. Dr. Faustus - 4:22

Side B

  1. Strychnine 4 - 1:01
  2. Bus Station - 4:28
  3. Road To Utah - 4:20
  4. Carnival - 5:01
  5. Strychnine 5 - 1:00
  6. Irene - 4:13

References

  1. "POP CULTURE COUNTDOWN". Austin American-Statesman. 1 Sep 2014. p. D2.
  2. ^ "Pere Ubu Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Machosky, Michael (June 30, 2016). "Pere Ubu proud of its 'avant-garage' staying power". Tribune-Review.
  4. "Pere Ubu's 'Carnival Of Souls' Is A Dreamscape That's Never Dreamy". NPR. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. Cooper, Neil (November 20, 2014). "Pere Ubu". Sunday Herald. Features. p. 22.
  6. Whitelock, Ed (September 12, 2014). "Pere Ubu: Carnival of Souls, PopMatters".
  7. ^ "Album Review: Pere Ubu - Carnival of Souls". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  8. "Pere Ubu CARNIVAL OF SOULS". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Carnival of Souls - Pere Ubu | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ "Carnival Of Souls - Record Collector Magazine".
  11. Marcus, Greil (January 1, 2015). "Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
  12. "Pere Ubu, 'Carnival of Souls'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Entertainment. September 8, 2014.
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