Funeral Dress, the debut album by Wussy, was released on December 6, 2005.[2] The label, Shake It Records, released the album on CD format only.

Funeral Dress
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2005
Recorded2005
GenreIndie rock, country rock, alternative rock
Length35:47
LabelShake It Records
ProducerWussy
Wussy chronology
Funeral Dress
(2005)
Left for Dead
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(A)[1]
No Depression(favorable)[3]

The album received mostly positive reviews. It was chosen as the 4th greatest album of the decade by prominent critic Robert Christgau.[4]

In 2015, SPIN ranked Funeral Dress #252 on their list of the 300 best albums of the last 30 years.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Airborne" (Lisa Walker, Chuck Cleaver) – 3:17
  2. "Funeral Dress" (Walker, Cleaver, Mark Messerly) – 3:59
  3. "Soak It Up" (Walker) – 2:55
  4. "Shunt" (Cleaver) – 3:18
  5. "Conversation Lags" (Walker, Cleaver, Messerly) – 3:08
  6. "Crooked" (Walker) – 3:13
  7. "Humanbrained Horse" (Cleaver) – 3:46
  8. "Motorcycle" (Walker) – 3:56
  9. "Yellow Cotton Dress" (Cleaver) – 2:17
  10. "Bought It Again" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:44
  11. "Don't Leave Just Now" (Walker, Cleaver) – 3:46

Acoustic album

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Wussy released an acoustic version[6] of the album, titled Funeral Dress II, for Record Store Day on April 16, 2011, at Shake It Records in Northside, Cincinnati.[7]

Personnel

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Wussy

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Wussy". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Luerssen, John D. "Funeral Dress Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ Alden (31 October 2005). "Wussy – Funeral Dress". No Depression. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  5. ^ "The 300 Best Albums Of The Past 30 Years (1985-2014) | SPIN". 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  6. ^ Oliphint, Joel. "Wussy: Attica! Album Review". Pitchfork. 2011's Funeral Dress II, an acoustic reworking of 2005 debut Funeral Dress
  7. ^ "The Many Reasons to Love Wussy". 16 March 2012.
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