Funeral Mariachi
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| Funeral Mariachi | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 in Seattle, WA | |||
| Genre | Avant-folk | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Abduction | |||
| Producer | Alan Bishop | |||
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Funeral Mariachi is the eleventh and final studio album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released on September 28, 2010, by Abduction Records. It comprises recording sessions created in the months prior to the passing of founding member Charles Gocher, who died of cancer on February 19, 2007. The music has been described as the trio's most relaxed and easily accessible.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Spin | 8/10[8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
The album was released to considerable critical acclaim and receiving high marks from established critics such as Robert Christgau, Spin, and Pitchfork Media.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sun City Girls, except "Come Maddalena" by Ennio Morricone.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ben's Radio" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "The Imam" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Black Orchid" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "This Is My Name" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Vine Street Piano (Orchestral)" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Blue West" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Holy Ground" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Mineral Wells" | 1:36 |
| 9. | "El Solo" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Come Maddalena" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Funeral Mariachi" | 3:39 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Funeral Mariachi liner notes.[11]
- Sun City Girls
- Alan Bishop – bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, pipe, organ, mellotron, percussion, effects, vocals, production, mixing, recording (2, 3, 6, 9, 11), design
- Richard Bishop – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, vocals
- Charles Gocher – drums, gamelan, gong, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Dave Carter – trumpet (11)
- Eyvind Kang – viola (7, 9)
- Jessika Kenney – vocals (3, 5, 9)
- Production and additional personnel
- Ed Brooks – mastering
- Scott Colburn – recording, mixing
- Randall Dunn – recording (4, 5)
- Jesse Paul Miller – design
- Sun City Girls – musical arrangements
- Kim Wauters – cover art
