Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Their ninth album was pored over meticulously for nearly a year. "They've come up with a sound that's all their own, their off-kilter riffs taking weird twists and detours until you sprain your lips just humming along"--Details.

Rating: - Not an intentional good bye, a good bye none the less
this is a great album on its own. But it is the goodbye to silkworm. The drumer died a senseless death to a woman who tied to commit suicide and killed him instead. All great plans... All good things... you get the idea. Say good-bye to a band who has been arround for almost 20 years... with this the best the band has produced in years... We must say goodnight and god bless... to a band that will be missed...

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Rating: - Fitting Title for a Swan Song - RIP Michael Dahlquist
Like Joey Ramone's farewell album "Don't Worry About Me," Silkworm's "It'll Be Cool" bears a prescient title. It is, we now know, the band's swan song. To say Michael Dahlquist was the drummer is to understate his immense role in the band, and his tragic death on July 14, 2005 has led the band to dissolve. Dahlquist was killed so senselessly (by a woman intent on committing suicide who rammed the car carrying Dahlquist and two friends and fellow musicians, killing all 3 but causing her minimal injury) ... Read More

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Rating: - Best Album in Years
I've been buyin' stuff by these guys for over 10 years now. Each album keeps me coming back but I do find I don't enjoy the folky-Dylan sounding stuff as much (still great, mind you). This album really shines. Albini's production is amazing (even more than before) and I find myself wanting to replay it over and over just to find all the gems I missed. The variety of sounds is really the key to me liking it. If you like Silkworm, you'll love this. If you like Shellac, you may like this one more than the ... Read More