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2010 studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
| Five American Portraits | |
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| Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language | |
| Released | January 26, 2010 |
| Genre | Experimental rock |
| Length | 44:12 |
| Label | Drag City[1] |
| The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology | |
| Sighs Trapped by Liars(2007) Five American Portraits(2010) | |
| The Red Krayola chronology | |
| Fingerpointing(2008) Five American Portraits(2010) | |
Professional ratings
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.2/10)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
Five American Portraits is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 2010 by Drag City.[8]
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling."[8]
All lyrics are written by Art & Language; all music is composed by The Red Krayola
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Portrait of Wile E. Coyote" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Portrait of President George W. Bush" | 12:16 |
| 3. | "Portrait of President Jimmy Carter" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Portrait of John Wayne" | 15:05 |
| 5. | "Portrait of Ad Reinhardt" | 5:49 |
Red Krayola
- Gina Birch – bass guitar, vocals
- Alex Dower – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jim O'Rourke – bass guitar
- Tom Rogerson – piano
- Mayo Thompson – guitar, piano, vocals, mixing
- Tom Watson – guitar
Additional musicians and production
- Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering
- Butchy Fuego – mixing
- Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering
- Rian Murphy – mixing
- Fred Somsen – backing vocals
- ^ "The Red Krayola with Art & Language – Five American Portraits | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- ^ "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Five American Portraits", Uncut, March 2010, pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Five American Portraits at Discogs (list of releases)