Originally released in 1997 on Matador Records, Developer is the fifth studio album from Chicago-based rock outfit Silkworm. Described as "a perfect synthesis of music, mood, and storytelling" and likened to a film noir album, it stands as one of the band's most celebrated records — notably, it was reportedly the favorite Silkworm album of legendary recording engineer Steve Albini. Recorded across Seattle, Chicago, and London, the album captures a dynamic range of sounds that shift from herky-jerky and overloaded to placid, ruminative, and spare.
Now reissued by Comedy Minus One, this deluxe edition brings the long out-of-print Developer back to vinyl with bonus tracks and printed inner sleeves. For fans of adventurous, genre-bending rock and those who missed it the first time around, this expanded reissue is a welcome opportunity to experience one of the most distinctive albums in Silkworm's catalog.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Comedy Minus One
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 02/21/2025
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TRACKS
A1. Give Me Some Skin
A2. Never Met A Man I Didn't Like
A3. The City Glows
A4. Developer
A5. The Devil Is Beating His Wife
A6. Ice Station Zebra
B1. Waiting On A Train
B2. Sheep Wait For Wolf
B3. Goodnight Mr. Maugham
B4. It's Too Bad...
C1. Stray Bullets
C2. Ogilvie
C3. Dead Hair
C4. Bones
D1. Numbered
D2. You Ain't Going Nowhere
CD-1. Give Me Some Skin
CD-2. Never Met A Man I Didn't Like
CD-3. The City Glows
CD-4. Developer
CD-5. The Devil Is Beating His Wife
CD-6. Ice Station Zebra
CD-7. Waiting On A Train
CD-8. Sheep Wait For Wolf
CD-9. Goodnight Mr. Maugham
CD-10. It's Too Bad...
CD-11. Stray Bullets
CD-12. Ogilvie
CD-13. Dead Hair
CD-14. Bones
CD-15. Numbered
CD-16. You Ain't Going Nowhere
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