1998-10-13
Weird Tales
Golden Smog
By Maeve C.
The pulp magazine Weird Tales gave Golden Smog a title and a cover, a Margaret Brundage painting from its October 1933 issue. Brian Paulson produced the sessions at Ardent Studios in Memphis and The Terrarium in Minneapolis, and the songwriting is spread around the group.
Gary Louris wrote “Until You Came Along,” Kraig Johnson contributed “Looking Forward to Seeing You” and Jeff Tweedy supplied the brief “Please Tell My Brother.” Guests include Jim Dickinson on Wurlitzer and Jessy Greene on violin. Writing in The A.V. Club, Joshua Klein called it a first-rate collaboration unified in vision and spirit.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 1998 Rykodisc, marketed by Rhino) gives release date 13 October 1998.Corroborates release 13 October 1998 on Rykodisc; producer Brian Paulson; Ardent and The Terrarium; songwriters per track; Brundage cover from October 1933 issue; guests; A.V. Club review.
MusicBrainz release group first-release date 1998-10-13.