Gramahawk
{{Short description|2011 album by Modern Skirts}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Gramahawk
| type = studio
| artist = Modern Skirts
| cover = Gramahawk.jpg
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| released = January 18, 2011
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| genre = Rock
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| prev_title = Happy 81
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Tennessee
| next_year = 2012
}}
Gramahawk is the third and final full-length album released by alternative rock band Modern Skirts, released on January 18, 2011.
Recording
During the recording of Gramahawk the band aimed for a fresh start.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Chris |date=2012-04-01 |title=The Modern Skirts finally find their voice |url=http://charlestoncitypaper.com/2012/04/01/the-modern-skirts-finally-find-their-voice/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Charleston City Paper |language=en-US}} Various items were used during recording such as cassette players, electric razors, and children's toys in order to influence their style.{{Cite web |last=Desantis |first=Chris |date=2010-08-26 |title=Modern Skirts aim for rebirth |url=https://www.redandblack.com/variety/modern-skirts-aim-for-rebirth/article_2c455aa3-9f77-5c77-9c57-2d4e3898d7a7.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Red and Black |language=en}} The band recorded the album in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the help of Michael Seaman and Ben Roberts.{{Cite web |last=Sherfey |first=James |title=Modern Skirts fend off mental overload |url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/lifestyle/2011/12/07/modern-skirts-fend-mental-overload/15625915007/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Online Athens |language=en-US}} Seaman, Roberts, and Drew Vandenberg mixed the album at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia.
Reception
The Signal praised the album for its experimentation and new approach, but overall called the album 'a disappointment', stating that at times the album would at times sound 'sloppy, immature, and even abrasive'.{{Cite web |title=Gramahawk |url=https://georgiastatesignal.com/479485/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Signal |language=en-US}} Pitchfork described the album as a return to the genre of indie hooky rock for the band following the previous album, All of Us in Our Night, illustrating the album as a 'local charm'.{{Cite web |title=Modern Skirts: Gramahawk |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15095-gramahawk/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} Paste noted that the album is a testimony to the band's chemistry and that the album proves that the Modern Skirts have 'changed for the better'.{{Cite web |title=Modern Skirts: Gramahawk |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/modern-skirts/modern-skirts-gramahawk |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Jane Child
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = Happy 81
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Under Bridges and Overpasses
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Bumper Car
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Dui
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = Tape Deck
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = Glass of Water
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = American Gothic
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Ship Shape
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = To Be a Branch Davidian
| length10 = 3:38
}}
References
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