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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
Blurt[3]
Cokemachineglow(favorable)[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Similar Skin is the eighth studio album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. The album was released on June 10, 2014.[7]

Umphrey's McGee recorded Similar Skin at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and it was the first album on the band's label, Nothing Too Fancy Music.[8] AllMusic says of the album's content: "While still entrenched in the wandering spirit of jam band improvisation, the 11 songs lean heavily on the influence of '80s pop, rock, and even radio metal …"[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Linear"Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger3:48
2."Cut the Cable[10]"Bayliss3:53
3."Hourglass[11]"Bayliss, Joel Cummins3:23
4."No Diablo[12]"Bayliss4:13
5."Similar Skin"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Kris Myers, Ryan Stasik6:05
6."Puppet String[13]"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Andy Farag, Myers, Stasik6:29
7."Little Gift"Cinninger3:14
8."Educated Guess"Bayliss, Cinninger5:48
9."Loose Ends"Bayliss5:01
10."Hindsight"Cinninger3:24
11."Bridgeless"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Farag, Myers, Stasik9:00

Total Running Time: 54:18

Bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
12."Morning Song"7:23
13."Room to Breathe"5:52

References

  1. ^ "Similar Skin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Hal (2014-06-10). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (2014-06-09). "Umphrey's McGee – Similar Skin". Blurt. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ^ Goldstein, David M. (July 16, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Blum, Jordan (2014-08-05). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. ^ Dolan, Jon (2014-06-16). "Similar Skin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  7. ^ Graff, Gary (June 3, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee, 'Similar Skin': Exclusive Album Premiere". billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Gluck, Robert (2014-08-06). "An Interview with Umphrey's McGee: Ahead Of The Curve". Theaquarian.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Umphrey's McGee: Cut the Cable (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  11. ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Hourglass" (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  12. ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "No Diablo" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  13. ^ "Umphrey's McGee: "Puppet String" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.