Sultans of Sentiment

{{Infobox album

| name = Sultans of Sentiment

| type = Album

| artist = the Van Pelt

| cover = Sultans of Sentiment.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1997

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock, emo

| length = 37:24

| label = Gern Blandsten Records{{Cite web|url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2017/06/14/from-the-desk-of-the-van-pelts-chris-leo-all-the-weirdos-along-the-delaware-river/|title=From The Desk Of The Van Pelt's Chris Leo: All The Weirdos Along The Delaware River|work=Magnet|date=June 14, 2017}}

| producer = Alap Momin

| prev_title = Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Imaginary Third

| next_year = 2014

}}

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sultans-of-sentiment-mw0000032289|title=The Sultans of Sentiment - Van Pelt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = NME

|rev2score = 7/10{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001289reviews.html |title=NME.COM - THE VAN PELT - Sultans Of Sentiment - 22/11/97 |date=August 17, 2000 |website= NME|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817113421/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001289reviews.html |archive-date=17 August 2000 |url-status=dead}}

}}

Sultans of Sentiment is the second album by the indie rock band the Van Pelt, released in 1997.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23230-stealing-from-our-favorite-thieves-sultans-of-sentiment/|title=Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves / Sultans of Sentiment|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/van-pelt-mn0000480431/biography|title=Van Pelt Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}} In 2014, the album was remastered and reissued by La Castanya Records.{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/chris_leos_van_pelt_unearth_imaginary_third|title=Chris Leo's the Van Pelt Unearth 'Imaginary Third' | Exclaim!|website=exclaim.ca}}

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "their formula works brilliantly on this ten-track CD, with Chris Leo's grueling spoken vocals clearly paving the way for the evocative rock the rest of the band contributes." Vulture.com described "Nanzen Kills a Cat" as "a near-perfect encapsulation" of the emo genre.{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html |title=The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time |website=Vulture.com |publisher=Vox Media |author1=Ian Cohen |author2=David Anthony |author3=Nina Corcoran |author4=Emma Garland |author5=Brad Nelson |date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=February 15, 2020}}

Track listing

"Nanzen Kills A Cat" - 4:14
"The Good, The Bad & The Blind" - 4:30
"Yamato (Where People Really Die)" - 2:57
"My Bouts With Pouncing" - 3:00
"Don't Make Me Walk My Own Log" - 3:56
"The Young Alchemists" - 4:04
"We Are The Heathens" - 3:20
"Pockets Of Pricks" - 2:44
"Let's Make A List" - 3:33
"Do The Lovers Still Meet At The Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial?" - 5:06

Personnel

Brian Maryansky
Chris Leo
Neil O'Brien
Sean P. Greene

References

Category:1997 albums

Category:The Van Pelt albums