The Gap (Joan of Arc album)

The Gap is the fourth full-length album by Joan of Arc.[5][6] It released in 2000 on Jade Tree Records.[2]

The Gap
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000
RecordedOct 1999 - Jun 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length42:33
LabelJade Tree
ProducerCasey Rice
Joan of Arc chronology
Live in Chicago, 1999
(1999)
The Gap
(2000)
How Can Any Thing So Little Be Any More? EP
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork1.9/10[3]
Spin8/10[4]

Production edit

The album was made almost entirely using ProTools.[7]

Critical reception edit

Exclaim! wrote: "With each album, the band pushes their craftsmanship for the obscure even further, and The Gap is a prime result of this."[8] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a frustrating, daring and sometimes unlistenable entry in the band's canon."[9] PopMatters wrote that it "may be one of the most unlistenable albums in existence."[10]

Track listing edit

  1. (You) [I] Can Not See (You) [Me] As (I) [You] Can - 3:19
  2. As Black Pants Make Cat Hairs Appear - 7:48
  3. Knife Fights Every Night - 5:07
  4. John Cassavetes, Assata Shakur, And Guy Debord Walk Into A Bar... - 0:54
  5. Another Brick At The Gap (Part 2) - 2:57
  6. Zelda - 1:56
  7. "Pleasure Isn't Simple" - 3:18
  8. Me And America (Or) The United Colors Of The Gap - 5:18
  9. Your Impersonation This Morning Of Me Last Night - 9:11
  10. Outside The Gap - 2:45

References edit

  1. ^ The Gap at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 632.
  3. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (August 31, 2000). "Joan of Arc: The Gap". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Reviews". Spin: 210. Nov 2000.
  5. ^ "Joan of Arc | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. January 31, 2001 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Joan Of Arc: For These Chicago Avant-Rock Vets, It's Mind Over Martyr". September 30, 2006.
  8. ^ "Joan Of Arc The Gap". exclaim.ca.
  9. ^ Downing, Andy (25 August 2006). "Joan of Arc burns with fire sparked by personal loss". chicagotribune.com.
  10. ^ "Joan of Arc: So Much Staying Alive & Lovelessness". April 3, 2003.