Frustration Plantation
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Template:Music ratings Frustration Plantation is the fourth studio album by American rock band Rasputina, released by Instinct Records on March 16, 2004.[1] While not strictly a concept album, Frustration Plantation does have many songs darkly relating to women's lives in the Old South.
Critical reception
In a review for AllMusic, Heather Phares said of the album, "The idea of mixing eerie, Deliverance-style Southern ambience with Rasputina's aesthetic is an inspired one, and it results in their strongest work to date."[2] Andy Hermann of PopMatters praised Melora Creager's songwriting, and said, "Eccentric instrumentation aside, Rasputina are ultimately just a great pop band with an immensely talented frontwoman, and Frustration Plantation is their most entertaining, consistent work to date."[3] Jamie Kiffel of Lollipop Magazine said of the album, "While it might be easy to call Rasputina’s product a gimmick, Creager’s genuine fascination with her subject matter keeps her death and occult sound, for the loss of a better word, fresh."[4]
Track listing
Credits
- Melora Creager – Cello, dulcimer, vocals, producer, engineer
- Zoë Keating – Cello, vocals, engineer
- Jonathon Tebeest – drums, percussion
- Joseph Bishara – Producer, drum programming, mixing, engineer
- Kenny Dykstra – Engineer
- Tom Baker – Mastering
- Hollis Willa Lane (daughter of Creager) – Vocals on track 14
- Symon Chow – Photography, typography, graphic realization