St. Arkansas

St. Arkansas is the twelfth Pere Ubu album, and is often regarded as one of the darkest in the band's catalog.

St. Arkansas
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released	2002
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	David Thomas
Pere Ubu chronology
The Shape of Things (2000) St. Arkansas (2002) Why I Hate Women (2006)
David Thomas chronology
Surf's Up! (2001) St. Arkansas (2002) 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[2]

Track listing

1. "The Fevered Dream of Hernando DeSoto" – 2:45
2. "Slow Walking Daddy" – 4:52
3. "Michele" – 3:11
4. "333" – 3:59
5. "Hell" – 5:12
6. "Lisbon" – 3:30
7. "Steve" – 2:48
8. "Phone Home Jonah" – 2:39
9. "Where's the Truth" – 3:25
10. "Dark" – 9:16

Personnel

Pere Ubu

• David Thomas - vocals
• Tom Herman - guitar, organ, backing vocals
• Robert Wheeler - EML synthesizer, theremin, piano
• Michele Temple - bass, piano, organ
• Steve Mehlman - drums, organ

with:

• Jim Jones - organ, guitar

References

1. St. Arkansas at AllMusic
2. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20808-st-arkansas