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The Civil War (album)

For other albums, see Civil War (disambiguation) § Music.
The Civil War
Studio album by
Matmos
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreElectronica
Length45:52
LabelMatador Records
ProducerMatmos
Matmos chronology
A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure
(2001) 		The Civil War
(2003) 		The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[3]
The Guardian[4]
Pitchfork7.3/10[5]
PopMattersunfavorable[6]
Stylus MagazineB+[7]

The Civil War is the fifth studio album by experimental duo Matmos, released via Matador Records. It explores the boundaries between Americana, Medieval folk music and electronica. It features many live instruments such as drums, brass and guitars. A hurdy-gurdy is also sampled. There is also a satirical take on "Stars and Stripes Forever".

  1. ^ "The Civil War by Matmos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Civil War - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Battaglia, Andy (September 22, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Wyse, Pascal (September 18, 2003). "Matmos, The Civil War". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Richardson, Mark (October 13, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Pugh, Mitch (October 16, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Shiflet, Mike (September 29, 2003). "Matmos - The Civil War". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

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