Love Songs for Patriots

Infobox Album
Name = Love Songs for Patriots
Type = Album
Artist = American Music Club


Released = October 2004
Recorded = October 2003 - March 2004
Genre = Indie rock, Slowcore
Length = 61:08
Label = Devil in the Woods(LP)/Merge(US CD)/Cooking Vinyl(UK CD)
Producer = Tim Mooney/Mark Eitzel
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6ztqoalaeijx link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15203-love-songs-for-patriots link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/americanmusicclub/albums/album/6569997/review/6583058/love_songs_for_patriots link]
Last album = "San Francisco" (1994)
This album = "Love Songs for Patriots" (2004)
Next album =
American Music Club reformed in 2003 to considerable critical acclaim, and recorded "Love Songs for Patriots" in San Francisco in spare time between day jobs and other commitments. The album's songs were all written by Mark Eitzel and many had been performed live by him in solo performances before the band's reformation.

Track listing

#"Ladies and Gentlemen" – 3:18
#"Another Morning" – 3:21
#"Patriot's Heart" – 6:01
#"Love Is" – 4:27
#"Job to Do" – 5:04
#"Only Love Can Set You Free" – 5:55
#"Mantovani the Mind Reader" – 4:05
#"Home" – 4:27
#"Myopic Books" – 3:31
#"America Loves the Minstrel Show" – 4:21
#"The Horseshoe Wreath in Bloom" – 4:40
#"Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship" – 4:21
#"The Devil Needs You" – 7:37

The vinyl LP also includes "1000 Miles".

Personnel

American Music Club

*Mark Eitzel – vocals; guitars
*Vudi – guitars
*Tim Mooney – drums
*Dan Pearson – bass
*Marc Capelle – piano and organ; brass arrangements

Others

*Matt Pence – mixing
*Bradley Johnson – paintings and design
*Jude Mooney – band pictures