Whorn

Whorn
Studio album by Cows
Released	March 26, 1996
Recorded	January 1996
Studio	Perma Sonic (Minneapolis, MN)
Genre	Noise rock, post-hardcore
Length	50:11
Label	Amphetamine Reptile
Producer	Tim Mac
Cows chronology
Old Gold 1989–1991 (1996) Whorn (1996) Sorry in Pig Minor (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RIP	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[3]

Whorn is the eighth album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band The Cows, released on March 26, 1996 by Amphetamine Reptile Records.^[4]

Production

Whorn was the band's first time working with Tim Mac since their fourth album Peacetika. During the recording, Tim Mac opted for a "live sound", having the band play together as a whole instead of recording their parts individually.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Cows. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Divorcee' Moore"	5:16
2.	"A Oven"	3:41
3.	"The Warden"	4:33
4.	"Mas-No Mas"	2:33
5.	"Four Things"	3:49
6.	"Tropic of Cancelled"	3:38
7.	"The New Girl"	5:29
8.	"Organized Meat"	4:32
9.	"Massa Peel"	3:23
10.	"A Gift Called Life"	2:09
11.	"Jikan"	11:32

Jikan begins with a distorted sample of a Japanese woman speaking, followed by almost ten minutes of silence. After this silence, there is a brief track of the band performing a faster, funkier version of "The New Girl".

Personnel

Adapted from the Whorn liner notes.^[5]

Cows Thor Eisentrager – guitar Kevin Rutmanis – bass guitar Shannon Selberg – vocals, bugle Freddy Votel – drums

Production and additional personnel Randy Hawkins – recording, mixing Tom Hazelmyer – cover art Tim Mac – production, recording, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Amphetamine Reptile	CD, LP	AMREP 050
Germany			CD, LP	ARRCD 70/013
Poland			CS	ARR MC 017

References

1. Kennedy, Patrick. "Cows: Whorn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
2. columnist (July 1996). "Cows: Whorn". RIP: 12.
3. Josephes, Jason. "Cows: Whorn". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
4. Edgerton, Robin; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cows". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
5. Whorn (booklet). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1996.

External links

• Whorn at Discogs (list of releases)