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Lifestyle
Studio album by Silkworm
Released	August 8, 2000
Genre	Indie rock
Length	36:58
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Albini
Silkworm chronology
Blueblood (1998) Lifestyle (2000) Italian Platinum (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
Daily Herald
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Tom Hull	A−
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lifestyle is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Silkworm. It was released on August 8, 2000, by Touch and Go Records, their second on the label.

Production

The album was produced by Steve Albini, the band's longtime producer (although he had only mixed Silkworm's previous album).

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "You can dig 'Treat the New Guy Right' and 'YR Web' for being the appropriate ratio of ride in the drums, propagation of the bass, twinkling keys, alternately chiming and grinding guitars, and the worldly wise lyrics." Eric Weisbard, in The Village Voice, wrote: "Silkworm wouldn’t relish the comparison, but Lifestyle reminds me of Pearl Jam’s underappreciated Yield—rock made to honor a band’s sense of their own standards." The Chicago Reader wrote that "Neil Young's slow-burn lyricism is still a big influence--that's especially evident in the wrenching guitar solo that opens 'That's Entertainment'—but these guys have never sounded more comfortable in their own skins." The Star Tribune thought that "Andy Cohen's vocals cast a dry, jaundiced pall as his bandmates dodge in and out with lashing guitars, restless rhythmic forays and solemn marches." The New York Times deemed the album "another batch of clangy, engagingly sulky songs for listeners who like to ponder while they rock."

Track listing

1. Contempt – (2:49)
2. Slave Wages – (3:06)
3. Treat the New Guy Right – (2:42)
4. Plain – (3:54)
5. Roots – (2:55)
6. Yr Web – (3:25)
7. That's Entertainment – (3:45)
8. Raging Bull – (1:41)
9. Around the Outline – (4:00)
10. Dead Air – (2:16)
11. Ooh La La (Ronnie Wood/Ronnie Lane) – (3:56)
12. The Bones – (2:29)

Personnel

• Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Dahlquist – Drums, Vocals
• Tim Midyett—Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
• Brett Gossman—Keyboards
• Steve Albini – Engineer
• Heather Whinna—Producer, Backing vocals on 3
• Hiroshi Kimura—Artwork
• Steve Rooke—Mastering

References

1. Andy Kellman. "Lifestyle". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
2. Robert Christgau. "Silkworm". Robert Christgau website. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
3. Guarino, Mark (8 Sep 2000). "Silkworm lives 'Lifestyle' of making great melodies, densely layered pop". Daily Herald: 5.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 453.
5. Masley, Ed (1 Sep 2000). "RECORDINGS". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 34.
6. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Silkworm".
7. "Silkworm | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. "TrouserPress.com :: Silkworm". www.trouserpress.com.
9. "Lifestyle". Touch and Go Records. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
10. Margasak, Peter (6 June 2002). "Home at Last". Chicago Reader.
11. "Silkworm Lifestyle". exclaim.ca.
12. "The Long Haul". The Village Voice. December 5, 2000.
13. Margasak, Peter (7 September 2000). "Silkworm". Chicago Reader.
14. Casey, Vickie (8 Sep 2000). "Pop/rock SILKWORM". Star Tribune: 8.
15. Powers, Ann (15 Sep 2000). "Pop and Jazz Guide". The New York Times: 24.

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