Five American Portraits

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]

Five American Portraits
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
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]

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling."[8]

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

References

1. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language - Five American Portraits | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
2. "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Five American Portraits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
5. Gaerig, Andrew (January 25, 2010). "Red Krayola With Art & Language: Five American Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. Elliott, Richard (January 25, 2010). "The Red Krayola with Art & Language: Five American Portraits". PopMatters. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
7. "Five American Portraits", Uncut, March 2010, pg. 93. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
8. "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

External links

• Five American Portraits at Discogs (list of releases)