Pinkus Abortion Technician

Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album (not including split albums) by the Melvins released on April 20, 2018, through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus,[1] who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician.

Pinkus Abortion Technician
Studio album by Melvins
Released	April 20, 2018
Studio	Sound of Sirens Studio
Genre	Alternative rock, Southern rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length	37:05
Label	Ipecac
Producer	The Melvins
Melvins chronology
A Walk with Love & Death (2017) Pinkus Abortion Technician (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	63/100[2]
Metacritic	69/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Crack Magazine	6/10[5]
Exclaim!	7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[7]
Metal Hammer	[8]
MetalSucks	[9]
MusicOMH	[10]
Punknews.org	[11]

Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 10 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 63 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop Moving to Florida"	Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Butthole Surfers	5:20
2.	"Embrace the Rub"	Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker, Josh Klinghoffer	1:40
3.	"Don't Forget to Breathe"	Jeff Pinkus	7:53
4.	"Flamboyant Duck"	Dale Crover, Pinkus	5:46
5.	"Break Bread"	Pinkus	2:34
6.	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:06
7.	"Prenup Butter"	Pinkus, King Buzzo	4:38
8.	"Graveyard"	Butthole Surfers	5:06

Personnel

• King Buzzo – guitar, vocals
• Dale Crover – drums, guitar, vocals, piano
• Steve McDonald – bass, vocals
• Jeff Pinkus – bass, banjo, vocals

with

• Tom Hazelmyer – special guest musician

Additional personnel

• Toshi Kasai – engineer
• Mackie Osborne – cover drawing & layout
• Tom Hazelmyer – clown illustrations

References

1. "Pinkus Abortion Technician". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
2. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
3. "Pinkus Abortion Technician by Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
4. Deming, Mark. "Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
5. Goggins, Joe. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
6. "The Melvins Pinkus Abortion Technician". Exclaim!.
7. Lynch, Ben (April 10, 2018). "Pinkus Abortion Technician confirms The Melvins are keeping it weird". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
8. Morton, Luke (April 18, 2018). "Metal Hammer Review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
9. "MetalSucks Review". MetalSucks. April 17, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
10. Shepherd, Sam (April 20, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
11. "Melvins - Pinkus Abortion Technician". www.punknews.org.