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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Accordion Solo!
| name = Accordion Solo!
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Ten in the Swear Jar]]
| artist = [[Ten in the Swear Jar]]
| Cover = TITSJ Accordion Solo!.jpg
| cover = TITSJ Accordion Solo!.jpg
| Released = 2005 <small>([[United States|US]])</small>
| alt =
| released = 2005 <small>([[United States|US]])</small>
| Recorded = 1999-2000
| recorded = 1999–2000
| Genre = [[Experimental rock]]
| venue =
| Length = 76:20
| studio =
| genre = [[Experimental rock]], [[ska-punk]], [[post-punk]], [[lo-fi]], [[garage rock]]
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| Label = [[Asian Man]] <small>([[United States|US]])</small><br/><small>ASM-130</small>
| length = 76:20
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| Producer = [[Jamie Stewart (singer)|Jamie Stewart]]
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| label = [[Asian Man]] <small>([[United States|US]])</small><br/><small>ASM-130</small>
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| Last album = ''[[Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings]]''<br/>(2000)
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| producer = [[Jamie Stewart (American musician)|Jamie Stewart]]
| This album = '''''Accordion Solo!'''''<br/>(2005)
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| prev_title = [[Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings]]
| Next album =
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
'''''Accordion Solo!''''' is a 2005 album by [[Ten in the Swear Jar]]. It is the band's third release under that name, a complete discography derived from all their previous releases. It is released by [[Asian Man|Asian Man Records]] who described it as "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."<ref>[http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/accordionsolo.html The Album at Asian Man Records]</ref> The [[Concert|live]] tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality.
'''''Accordion Solo!''''' is a 2005 album by [[Ten in the Swear Jar]]. It is the band's third release under that name, a complete discography derived from all their previous releases. It is released by [[Asian Man|Asian Man Records]] who described it as "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."<ref>[http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/accordionsolo.html The Album at Asian Man Records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319120936/http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/accordionsolo.html |date=March 19, 2006 }}</ref> The [[Concert|live]] tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality.

[[Jamie Stewart (American musician)|Jamie Stewart]] has re-used many lyrics from songs on ''Accordion Solo!'' in various [[Xiu Xiu]] songs.

[[AJJ (band)|AJJ]] covered "San Jose Fight Song" on their 2014 compilation ''Rompilation 2.0: The Digitizing.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Jose Fight Song (by Ten in the Swear Jar), by AJJ |url=https://ajjtheband.bandcamp.com/track/san-jose-fight-song-by-ten-in-the-swear-jar |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=AJJ |language=en}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Explanation of tracks===
===Explanation of tracks===
*1, 6, 12, 19 are [[field recording]]s
*1, 6, 12, 19 are [[field recording]]s
*13 is a cover of the [[IBOPA]] (Indestructible Beat of Palo Alto) song of the same name (Stewart's previous band)
*20-22 are [[concert|live]] recordings from [[The Usual]] in [[San Jose, California]]
*20-22 are [[concert|live]] recordings from The Usual in [[San Jose, California]]

=== Re-usage of lyrics in [[Xiu Xiu]] songs ===

* Lyrics in "Hot Karl" and "House Quake II" are reused in "Pink City" from ''[[A Promise (Xiu Xiu album)|A Promise]]''
* Lyrics in "Helsabot" were later sung by [[Caralee McElroy]] in "[[Xiu Xiu discography#Singles|Helsabot of Caraleebot]]", a b-side to "Fleshettes", and "Helsabot", from ''[[Fag Patrol]]''
* Lyrics in "I Love The Valley" were later reused in "I Luv The Valley OH!" from ''[[Fabulous Muscles]]''
* Lyrics in "King Earth" were later reused in "King Earth, King Earth" from ''[[Chapel of the Chimes (EP)|Chapel of the Chimes]]'' and ''Fag Patrol''
* Lyrics in "Sad Girl" were later reused in "Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl" from ''A Promise''


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/ten-swear-jar-accordion-solo www.tinymixtapes.com]</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/ten-swear-jar-accordion-solo www.tinymixtapes.com]</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2Score = (7.4/10)<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22812-accordion-solo?artist_title=22812-accordion-solo Howe, Brian, ''Pitchfork Media'', September 6, 2005.]</ref>
| rev2Score = (7.4/10)<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22812-accordion-solo?artist_title=22812-accordion-solo Howe, Brian, ''Pitchfork Media'', September 6, 2005.]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' wrote, "Save the chirp 'n' croak of the unnecessary field recordings, ''Accordion Solo!'' presents a compelling alter ego to counteract the clucking of one of indie-rock's favorite chickens . . . [A} calculated, cocksure, and soiled like a bona fide dumpster mattress with all sorts of beautiful yellow, orange, and brown taint/mung stains."
''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' wrote, "Save the chirp 'n' croak of the unnecessary field recordings, ''Accordion Solo!'' presents a compelling alter ego to counteract the clucking of one of indie-rock's favorite chickens . . . [A] calculated, cocksure, and soiled like a bona fide dumpster mattress with all sorts of beautiful yellow, orange, and brown taint/mung stains."


''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' wrote, ''Accordion Solo!'' is the rare early-career document that works as a stand-alone record. One gets the sense that Stewart had yet to develop the confidence to be as melodramatic as he'd like, and Xiu Xiu detractors might find this preferable to the more realized recent work, while for neophytes, it will provide a valuable foothold on Stewart's daunting, alien terrain."
''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' wrote, "''Accordion Solo!'' is the rare early-career document that works as a stand-alone record. One gets the sense that Stewart had yet to develop the confidence to be as melodramatic as [they'd] like, and Xiu Xiu detractors might find this preferable to the more realized recent work, while for neophytes, it will provide a valuable foothold on Stewart's daunting, alien terrain."


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2005 albums|Accordion Solo!]]
[[Category:2005 albums|Accordion Solo!]]

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Accordion Solo!
Studio album by
Ten in the Swear Jar
Released2005 (US)
Recorded1999–2000
GenreExperimental rock, ska-punk, post-punk, lo-fi, garage rock
Length76:20
LabelAsian Man (US)
ASM-130
ProducerJamie Stewart
Ten in the Swear Jar chronology
Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings
(2000) 		Accordion Solo!
(2005)

Accordion Solo! is a 2005 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is the band's third release under that name, a complete discography derived from all their previous releases. It is released by Asian Man Records who described it as "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."[1] The live tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality.

Jamie Stewart has re-used many lyrics from songs on Accordion Solo! in various Xiu Xiu songs.

AJJ covered "San Jose Fight Song" on their 2014 compilation Rompilation 2.0: The Digitizing.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Malafuquana Espana"  – 1:47
  2. "Hot Karl"  – 3:04
  3. "San Jose Fight Song"  – 4:20
  4. "I Don't Play the Drumz"  – 4:13
  5. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer"  – 5:33
  6. "Fort Awesome Drunk Tank"  – 0:52
  7. "Helsabot"  – 3:21
  8. "Famine"  – 4:32
  9. "I Love the Valley"  – 3:39
  10. "Leg Show"  – 4:14
  11. "King Earth"  – 4:09
  12. "Melon"  – 0:48
  13. "When You Write"  – 3:58
  14. "Worry Boy"  – 3:54
  15. "Sita Deth"  – 3:31
  16. "House Quake II"  – 3:56
  17. "Sad Girl"  – 3:21
  18. "In The Blue Trunks J.H."  – 3:28
  19. "Accordion Solo!"  – 0:04
  20. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer (live)"  – 5:41
  21. "I Love the Valley (live)"  – 3:21
  22. "House Quake II (live)"  – 4:23

Explanation of tracks

[edit]

Re-usage of lyrics in Xiu Xiu songs

[edit]
  • Lyrics in "Hot Karl" and "House Quake II" are reused in "Pink City" from A Promise
  • Lyrics in "Helsabot" were later sung by Caralee McElroy in "Helsabot of Caraleebot", a b-side to "Fleshettes", and "Helsabot", from Fag Patrol
  • Lyrics in "I Love The Valley" were later reused in "I Luv The Valley OH!" from Fabulous Muscles
  • Lyrics in "King Earth" were later reused in "King Earth, King Earth" from Chapel of the Chimes and Fag Patrol
  • Lyrics in "Sad Girl" were later reused in "Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl" from A Promise

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tiny Mix Tapes[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[4]

Tiny Mix Tapes wrote, "Save the chirp 'n' croak of the unnecessary field recordings, Accordion Solo! presents a compelling alter ego to counteract the clucking of one of indie-rock's favorite chickens . . . [A] calculated, cocksure, and soiled like a bona fide dumpster mattress with all sorts of beautiful yellow, orange, and brown taint/mung stains."

Pitchfork Media wrote, "Accordion Solo! is the rare early-career document that works as a stand-alone record. One gets the sense that Stewart had yet to develop the confidence to be as melodramatic as [they'd] like, and Xiu Xiu detractors might find this preferable to the more realized recent work, while for neophytes, it will provide a valuable foothold on Stewart's daunting, alien terrain."

References

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  1. ^ The Album at Asian Man Records Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "San Jose Fight Song (by Ten in the Swear Jar), by AJJ". AJJ. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ www.tinymixtapes.com
  4. ^ Howe, Brian, Pitchfork Media, September 6, 2005.[permanent dead link‍]
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