Decimation Blues

Decimation Blues is the sixth studio album by American folk band Castanets. It was released on August 19, 2014 through Asthmatic Kitty.

Decimation Blues
Studio album by Castanets
Released	August 19, 2014[1]
Genre	Indie folk
Length	35:09
Label	Asthmatic Kitty
Castanets chronology
Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts (2009) Decimation Blues (2014)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	6.5/10[3]
AllMusic	[4]
Consequence of Sound	B-[5]
musicOMH	[6]
Pitchfork	5.9/10[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]

Decimation Blues received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 68/100 based on 9 reviews.[2]

Track list

(All songs by Raymond Raposa)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Good to Touch You in the Sunlight"	4:18
2.	"Be My Eyes"	2:59
3.	"Thunder Bay"	3:54
4.	"Out for the West"	4:14
5.	"To Look Over the Grounds"	2:45
6.	"Blackbird Tune"	2:11
7.	"Cub"	3:19
8.	"Pour It Tall and Pour It True"	3:04
9.	"There Is a Place Up the Road There"	0:52
10.	"My Girl Comes to the City"	2:02
11.	"Tell Them Memphis"	3:37
12.	"Somewhere in the Blue"	1:54

References

1. "Decimation Blues". Asthmatic Kitty. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. "Reviews for Decimation Blues". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
3. Greer, Jonathan (August 29, 2014). "Castanets - Decimation Blues". The 405. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
4. Thomas, Fred. "Decimation Blues - Castanets". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
5. "Castanets: Decimation Blues". Consequence of Sound. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
6. Kimberlin, Shane (August 12, 2014). "Castanets - Decimation Blues". musicOMH. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
7. Currin, Grayson (2014-08-15). "Castanets: Decimation Blues". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
8. Fiander, Matthew (August 19, 2014). "Castanets: Decimation Blues". PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
9. Hemmerling, Joe. "Castanets - Decimation Blues". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved August 23, 2019.