Massachusetts (Scud Mountain Boys album)
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| Massachusetts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Studio .45, Hartford, Connecticut | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Alternative country | |||
| Length | 54:21 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[1] | |||
| Producer | Mike Deming, Thom Monahan, Scud Mountain Boys[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
Massachusetts is the third studio album by American alternative country group Scud Mountain Boys.[8][9] Released in 1996 on Sub Pop, Massachusetts was recorded and mixed at Studio .45 in Hartford, Connecticut, except for the track "Grudge ****", which was recorded on a four track at home.
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album an "excellent alternative country epic."[5] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "With songs of drunken regret and clear-eyed desperation that are closer to John Cheever than George Jones, the album’s slyly beautiful melodies and parched entreaties have the bracing chill of a Nor’east wind."[6] Spin called it an "all-depression alt-country gem."[10] Trouser Press deemed it "an atmospheric marvel — fully arranged, languidly delivered and occasionally branded by artful lead-guitar electricity."[11]