Miniature Portraits

Miniature Portraits is the second studio album by Five Style, released on August 24, 1999 by Sub Pop.

This article is about the album. For the portrait art, see Portrait miniature.

Miniature Portraits
Studio album by Five Style
Released	August 24, 1999
Genre	Art rock
Length	37:40
Label	Sub Pop
Five Style chronology
5ive Style (1995) Miniature Portraits (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
NME	(6/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Five Style.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mythical Numbers"	3:17
2.	"Marmy the Count"	3:28
3.	"Father Time"	3:49
4.	"The Lost Oar"	3:12
5.	"Here We Go"	4:34
6.	"Pledge Drive"	3:53
7.	"Wrong About You"	2:15
8.	"Hit the Decks"	2:39
9.	"The Fancy Dance in Jeremy's Pants"	1:35
10.	"Sailor Girl Song"	2:30
11.	"Pet the Cow"	3:39
12.	"Playful Sounds for Hustile Grounds" (reprise)	2:49

Personnel

Adapted from the Miniature Portraits liner notes.[5]

Five Style Leroy Bach – bass guitar, guitar, electric piano, Clavinet Bill Dolan – guitar John Herndon – drums, drum machine, congas Jeremy Jacobsen – keyboards, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, steel drums, keyboards, organ, melodica, marimba, piano, electric piano, synthesizer

Production and additional personnel Five Style – mixing Mike Hagler – engineering, mastering, mixing Jesse LeDoux – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Sub Pop	CD	SP 479

References

1. Bush, John. "Five Style: Miniature Portraits > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. columnist (November 1999). "Five Style: Miniature Portraits". Alternative Press: 99–100.
3. columnist (October 23, 1999). "Five Style: Miniature Portraits". NME: 38.
4. DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Five Style: Miniature Portraits". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved April 17, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
5. Miniature Portraits (booklet). Five Style. Seattle, Washington: Sub Pop. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Miniature Portraits at Discogs (list of releases)