Pussy Cats (The Walkmen album)

Infobox Album
Name = "Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen
Type = studio
Artist = The Walkmen


Released = October 24, 2006
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 39:39
Label = Record Collection
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:la98s37ra3vg link]
*"The Austin Chronicle" Rating|2|5 [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid%3A418649 Nov. 10, 2006]
*"The A.V. Club" (B) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/54949 Nov. 7, 2006]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/1,6115,1548447_4_0_,00.html Oct. 20, 2006]
*"NOW" (5/5) [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-11-16/music_feature4.php Nov. 16, 2006]
*Pitchfork (5.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39284/The_Walkmen_Pussy_Cats Oct. 24, 2006]
*"PopMatters (5/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6236/the-walkmen-pussy-cats/ Oct. 24, 2006]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thewalkmen/albums/album/11738776/review/11755520/pussy_cats Sep. 21, 2006]
*"Stylus Magazine" (C) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-walkmen/pussy-cats-starring-the-walkmen.htm Oct. 25, 2006]
*Tiny Mix Tapes (4/5) [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/w/walkmen.htm link]
*"The Winnipeg Sun" Rating|3.5|5 [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/W/Walkmen/AlbumReviews/2006/11/23/2460985-sun.html link]
Last album = "A Hundred Miles Off"
(2006)
This album = "Pussy Cats"
(2006)
Next album = "You & Me"
(2008)

"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen", though often referred to as just "Pussy Cats", is a covers album by The Walkmen, released in 2006 (see 2006 in music). The album is a song-for-song cover of the 1974 Harry Nilsson album "Pussy Cats" which was produced by John Lennon. The decision to cover the "Pussy Cats" album, which is a band favourite, started off as a joke that evolved into a full-fledged album released only 5 months after their previous record, "A Hundred Miles Off".cite news | first=Amy | last=Phillips | title=The Walkmen Talk New Album, Other Projects | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/2006/2/15/The_Walkmen_Talk_New_Album_Other_Projects#35900 | work=Pitchfork | date=2006-02-15 | accessdate=2007-01-02] cite news | first=Amy | last=Phillips | title=Walkmen Talk Pussy Cats; Exclusive Stream | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/37912/Walkmen_Talk_Pussy_Cats_Exclusive_Stream | work=Pitchfork | date=2006-08-14 | accessdate=2007-01-02] The album also served as a fitting last project for the band's studio, Marcata Recording. Marcata, which band members Matt Barrick, Paul Maroon and Walter Martin built in 1999, was located in a building owned by Columbia University and in 2006, when the university was looking to expand, the Walkmen and friends were kicked out.cite web |url=http://www.marcata.net/ |title=Maracata Recording |accessdate=2007-01-02] . The making of the album, which took "about ten days," was filmed by Norman "Rockwell" Coady and the footage was made into the documentary "In Loving Recognition", included on the album's accompanying DVD.

Track listing

#"Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff) – 4:46
#"Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 3:24
#"Don't Forget Me" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:48
#"All My Life" (Nilsson) – 3:07
#"Old Forgotten Soldier" (Nilsson) – 4:34
#"Save the Last Dance" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 4:46
#"Mucho Mongo" (John Lennon) – 3:57
#"Loop De Loop" (Ted Vann) – 3:45
#"Black Sails" (Nilsson) – 3:59
#"Rock Around the Clock" (Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman) – 3:33

References

External links

* [http://www.recordcollectionmusic.com/releases.php?ReleaseID=46 "Pussy Cats"] at Record Collection website
* [http://recordcollectionmusic.com/pussycats/ Pussy Cats "Listening Pary" minisite]
* [http://www.rockwellrock.com/pussycats_whole.mov "In Loving Recollection" making of the album documentary]