Welcome, Convalescence

Welcome, Convalescence is the second album by South San Gabriel, recorded at Slobberbone singer Brent Best's Denton house in January 2002 and released in April 2003 by Munich Records.[1]

Welcome, Convalescence
Studio album by
South San Gabriel
ReleasedApril 2003
RecordedJanuary 2002
StudioBrent Best's house, Denton, Texas
GenreRock
LabelMunich/Undertow

The album features all of the members of singer Will Johnson's main band, Centro-Matic, as well as Best on guitars and Joe Butcher of Pleasant Grove on pedal steel guitar.[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Allmusic reviewer John Schacht gave it a 4-star review, calling it "one of those brilliantly despondent records so gorgeously executed it lifts your spirit just to be able to feel its sadness", and "a melancholic masterpiece".[2] No Depression commented on its "beautifully languid melodies that exert a subtle, hypnotic pull", stating "Quiet desperation rarely sounds this enchanting."[1] The Austin Chronicle's Michael Chamy gave it three and a half stars, stating "all eight tracks are winners" and describing it as "the summer album you want to hear while nestled up to the air-conditioner after coming in from the 100-degree heat. The definition of cool."[3]

The Manchester Evening News gave it a more mixed review, stating "like the eponymous river, too much of this album just flows by murkily".[4] The Chicago Tribune was similarly ambivalent, stating "Will Johnson's songs are undeniably pretty, but the slow pace and his affected, sleepy drawl can be distracting."[5]

Track listing
  1. "New Brookland"
  2. "Saint Augustine"
  3. "Smelling Medicinal"
  4. "Everglades"
  5. "Like a Madman"
  6. "Evangline"
  7. "Ariza/284"
  8. "The Splinter Angelic"

Personnel
  • Will Johnson - vocals, guitars
  • Scott Danbom - vocals, keyboards, violin
  • Mark Hedman - bass, guitars
  • Matt Pence - drums, keyboards
  • Brent Best - guitars
  • Bryan Vandivier - guitars
  • Joe Butcher - pedal steel guitar, organ, mellotron

References
  1. "South San Gabriel - Welcome, Convalescence", No Depression, April 30, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2017
  2. Schacht, John "Welcome, Convalescence Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017
  3. Chamy, Michael (2003) "South San Gabriel: Texas Platters", Austin Chronicle, May 9, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2017
  4. "South San Gabriel - Welcome Convalescence (Munich)", Manchester Evening News, August 11, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2017
  5. Klein, Joshua (2003) "South San Gabriel Welcome, Convalescence", Chicago Tribune, July 3, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2017
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