The Folk Implosion (EP)

{{short description|1996 EP by the indie rock band The Folk Implosion}}

{{Infobox album

| name = The Folk Implosion

| type = EP

| artist = The Folk Implosion

| cover = The Folk Implosion - EP.jpg

| alt = On a tan background is a red-orange spiky shape, signifying an explosion. In front of this is what appears to be two people, each with one eye and one arm, playing a black guitar, which makes up their bodies. At the bottom of the cover is a black box, reading "The Folk Implosion" in the same tan as the background, and "Lou Barlow 50/50 John Davis."

| released = January 30, 1996

| recorded =

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| genre = {{flatlist|

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| length = 17:00

| label = Communion Label

| producer =

| prev_title = Take a Look Inside

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Dare to Be Surprised

| next_year = 1997

}}

The Folk Implosion is a compilation EP by American indie rock band The Folk Implosion.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/folk-implosion-ep-mw0000185174|title=Folk Implosion Folk Implosion [EP]|date=n.d.|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2022-03-20}} It was released in 1996 on the Communion Label.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/516265/folk-implosion-redefine-roles-for-new-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320074923/https://www.mtv.com/news/516265/folk-implosion-redefine-roles-for-new-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2022|title=FOLK IMPLOSION REDEFINE ROLES FOR NEW ALBUM|last=Vanhorn|first=Teri|date=1999-07-27|publisher=MTV|access-date=2022-03-20}} The release consisted of songs from the band's 1994 EP Electric Idiot and 1995 single "Palm of My Hand".{{cite AV media notes |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/391935-The-Folk-Implosion-The-Folk-Implosion/images |title=Folk Implosion Credits |type=liner notes |publisher=Communion Label |id=comm39 |access-date=October 4, 2023}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Palm of My Hand

| length1 = 2:12

| title2 = Mood Swing

| length2 = 2:38

| title3 = Opening Day

| length3 = 1:47

| title4 = Electric Idiot

| length4 = 1:55

| title5 = Lo-Fi Suicide

| length5 = 2:21

| title6 = I Reserve the Right to Rock

| length6 = 2:17

| title7 = Final Score

| length7 = 3:50

}}

Personnel

  • Lou Barlow - bass guitar, drums, vocals{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2154313/folk-implosion-reunion-lou-barlow-john-davis/news/|title=Folk Implosion Reunite For First New Music In 22 Years|date=2021-07-18|last=Rettig|first=James|access-date=2022-03-20}}
  • John Davis - guitar, drums, vocals

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