Four Foot Shack

Four Foot Shack
Studio album by
Duo de Twang
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014
Genres
Length56:24
LabelATO Records/Prawn Song Records
ProducerLes Claypool
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
American SongwriterStarStarStarHalf star
The Austin ChronicleStarStar
BlurtStarStarStar
Consequence of SoundC-

Four Foot Shack is the debut album of Duo de Twang, a country music duo formed by Primus bassist and vocalist Les Claypool and M.I.R.V. guitarist Bryan Kehoe. This album contains one original song and fourteen cover songs (although many are covers of Primus or Les Claypool songs). It was released on February 4, 2014, by ATO Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Four Foot Shack"Claypool0:42
2."Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Tim Alexander4:47
3."Amos Moses"Jerry Reed3:34
4."Red State Girl"Claypool3:02
5."The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down"Tom Connors3:29
6."Boonville Stomp"Claypool4:59
7."Stayin' Alive"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb4:46
8."Rumble of the Diesel"Claypool4:05
9."Pipe Line"Brian Carman, Bob Spickard2:18
10."Buzzards of Green Hill"Claypool4:04
11."Hendershot"Claypool2:52
12."Man in the Box"Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley5:12
13."D's Diner"Claypool4:25
14."Battle of New Orleans"Jimmy Driftwood4:16
15."Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"Claypool, LaLonde, Alexander3:55

Song origins

Covers featured on Four Foot Shack and their original artists:

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Four Foot Shack
Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 20098
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)25

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cody, Reeves (February 16, 2014). "REVIEW: Claypool's album: 'Back-woods, hillbilly stomp rock'". The Ranger. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Recker, Scott. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Winkie, Luke (March 14, 2014). "The Austin Chronicle Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (February 14, 2014). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Hadusek, Jon (February 19, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Les Claypool Is Country-Fried With Duo de Twang - Album Premiere". January 29, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang to Release "Four Foot Shack" on 2/4/14". November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang - Four Foot Shack". Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.