Five American Portraits

Five American Portraits
Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
Released	January 26, 2010
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	44:12
Label	Drag City
The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology
Sighs Trapped by Liars (2007) Five American Portraits (2010)
The Red Krayola chronology
Fingerpointing (2008) Five American Portraits (2010)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(6.2/10)[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Uncut	[6]

Five American Portraits is the fifth collaboration between experimental rock band Red Krayola and conceptual art group Art & Language, released on January 26, 2010 through Drag City.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Art & Language, all music composed by The Red Krayola.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Portrait of Wile E. Coyote"	5:03
2.	"Portrait of President George W. Bush"	12:16
3.	"Portrait of President Jimmy Carter"	5:59
4.	"Portrait of John Wayne"	15:05
5.	"Portrait of Ad Reinhardt"	5:49

Personnel

Red Krayola Gina Birch – bass guitar, vocals Alex Dower – drums, percussion, backing vocals Jim O'Rourke – bass guitar Tom Rogerson – piano Mayo Thompson – guitar, piano, vocals, mixing Tom Watson – guitar

Additional musicians and production Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering Butchy Fuego – mixing Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering Rian Murphy – mixing Fred Somsen – backing vocals

External links

• Five American Portraits at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
4. Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
5. Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. "Five American Portraits". Uncut. March 2010. pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.