Dusty Notes
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Dusty Notes
| type = studio
| artist = Meat Puppets
| cover = Meat Puppets Dusty Notes.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|03|08}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Alternative rock{{cite web |last1=Wills |first1=Catlin |title=Reviews: Meat Puppets – Dusty Notes |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2019/03/25/reviews/meat-puppets-dusty-notes/ |website=Mxdwn |date=March 25, 2019 |accessdate=April 12, 2019}}
- country rock
- psychedelic rock
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=58}}
| label = Megaforce Records
| producer =
| prev_title = Rat Farm
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Dusty Notes is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Meat Puppets. The album was released on March 8, 2019, by Megaforce Records. It is the Meat Puppets' first album to feature Elmo Kirkwood, son of the Puppets' lyricist and guitar player Curt Kirkwood; Elmo plays backing guitar. It is also the MP's first album to feature keyboardist Ron Stabinsky. Dusty Notes also notably features the return of original drummer Derrick Bostrom.
Content
= Musical style =
Dusty Notes has been described by MXDWN as incorporating "alt-rock, psychedelic and country rock" aspects.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|MC=75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/dusty-notes/meat-puppets|title=Metacritic.com|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dusty-notes-mw0003237511|title=Dusty Notes – Meat Puppets|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}
|rev2=Pitchfork
|rev2Score=7.2/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/meat-puppets-dusty-notes/|title=Meat Puppets: Dusty Notes Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Kandell|first=Steve|date=March 11, 2019|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}
|rev3=PopMatters
|rev3Score=8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/meat-puppets-dusty-notes-2630756130.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2|title=Meat Puppets: Dusty Notes|publisher=PopMatters|last=Garratt|first=John|date=March 6, 2019|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}
|rev4=Slant Magazine
}}
Dusty Notes was met with some positive reception. AllMusic's Mark Deming remarked that the album "the best qualities of their more mature work", proclaiming it "a pleasing and well-crafted set" that reminds listeners that the band are "still vital and productive".
Caitlin Wills of MXDWN opined that the record's collection of songs were "as unique as they are beautiful".
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1=Warranty
|length1=3:58
|title2=Nine Pins
|length2=4:04
|title3=On
|length3=3:22
|title4=Unfrozen Memory
|length4=4:23
|title5=Dusty Notes
|length5=3:45
|title6=The Great Awakening
|length6=5:14
|title7=Sea of Heartbreak
|length7=2:49
|title8=Nightcap
|length8=4:35
|title9=Vampyr's Winged Fantasy
|length9=3:39
|title10=Outflow
|length10=4:09
}}
Chart
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| Chart (2019)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|19|artist=Meat Puppets}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|39|artist=Meat Puppets}} |
Personnel
- Curt Kirkwood – vocals, guitars, arrangements{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Bruce|title=Meat Puppets Come Galloping Out Of The Stable With 'Warranty' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2018/12/11/675267511/meat-puppets-come-galloping-out-of-a-stable-with-warranty|work=NPR|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2021}}
- Cris Kirkwood – vocals, bass guitar
- Elmo Kirkwood – guitar
- Ron Stabinsky – keyboards
- Derrick Bostrom – drums, percussion
References
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