Monsoon (Preston School of Industry album)

Monsoon is the second and final studio album by American indie rock band Preston School of Industry.[1] It includes guest appearances by Wilco members and Scott McCaughey.

Monsoon
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2004
RecordedSeattle, 2003, engineered by Matthew Zeek Harris, mixed by Joe Reineke at Orbit Audio, Seattle
GenreIndie rock, Alternative rock, alt-country, jangle pop, paisley Underground, lo-fi
Length37:08
LabelDomino Records, Matador Records
ProducerSpiral Stairs
Preston School of Industry chronology
All This Sounds Gas
(2001)
Monsoon
(2004)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
Pitchfork5/10[5]
Rolling Stone     [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes2.5/5[7]

Monsoon received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 62/100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "The Furnace Sun"
  2. "Walk of a Gurl"
  3. "Caught in the Rain"
  4. "Line It Up"
  5. "So Many Ways"
  6. "If the Straits of Magellan Should Ever Run Dry"
  7. "Her Estuary Twang"
  8. "Escalation Breeds Escalation"
  9. "Get Your Crayons Out!"
  10. "Tone It Down"

All music & lyrics by Spiral Stairs.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Pavement". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. ^ a b "Monsoon by Preston School Of Industry Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Monsoon - Preston School of Industry". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Album Review: Preston School Of Industry - Monsoon". Drowned in Sound. February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Ramsay, JT (March 2, 2004). "Preston School of Industry: Monsoon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 18, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian (February 5, 2004). "Preston School of Industry Monsoon". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 28, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Holmes, Filmore Mescalito. "Preston School of Industry". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on August 27, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2019.