Roots & Crowns

Roots & Crowns
Studio album by Califone
Released	October 10, 2006
Recorded	October 2005-May 2006
Genre	Post-rock, pop, folk, experimental
Label	Thrill Jockey (thrill 163)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
cokemachineglow	(87%)[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.7/10)[3]
Stylus Magazine	(A-)[4]

Roots & Crowns is a studio album by the indie rock band Califone. It was released in 2006 on Thrill Jockey. The LP version contains different artwork. The song "The Orchids" is a cover of the Psychic TV song of the same name.

Reception

The music online magazine Pitchfork Media placed Roots & Crowns at number 168 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Pink & Sour" - 4:13
2. "Spider's House" - 3:47
3. "Sunday Noises" - 2:50
4. "The Eye You Lost in the Crusades" - 4:42
5. "A Chinese Actor" - 4:18
6. "Our Kitten Sees Ghosts" - 2:47
7. "Alice Crawley" - 0:37
8. "The Orchids" - 2:55
9. "Burned by the Christians" - 3:55
10. "Black Metal Valentine" - 6:16
11. "Rose Petal Ear" - 2:09
12. "3 Legged Animals" - 4:08
13. "If You Would" - 5:43

References

1. Roots & Crowns at AllMusic
2. cokemachineglow
3. Pitchfork Media
4. Stylus Magazine
5. Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

External links

• Roots & Crowns at ThrillJockey.com