Emergency & I
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| Studio album by The Dismemberment Plan | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | DeSoto | |||
| Producer | J. Robbins, Chad Clark | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press | 4/5 |
| Beats Per Minute | 95% |
| Consequence of Sound | A+ |
| Pitchfork | 9.6/10 (1999) 10/10 (2011) |
| PopMatters | 10/10 |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 5/5 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Emergency & I is a 1999 album by American indie rock band The Dismemberment Plan, issued on DeSoto Records. It was produced by J. Robbins and Chad Clark. Reviews for the album were very favorable.
On January 11, 2011, Barsuk Records reissued the vinyl edition of Emergency & I, which includes an oral history of the band conducted by The A.V. Club's Josh Modell.
In 1998, The Dismemberment Plan signed a record deal with Interscope Records. Emergency & I was recorded during the band's time with Interscope and was meant to be the first of the two albums they would record with the label. Using the money from Interscope, the album was recorded at Water Music Studios in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Some songs went through different stages during recording. "Spider in the Snow" was originally going to have real strings. However, Travis Morrison thought that using strings was "too fancy" and decided to use Casio keyboards instead. "What Do You Want Me To Say" was originally going to have turntable scratching, but the plan was scrapped after producer Chad Clark thought using samples was kitsch. Chad Clark also originally did not want "You Are Invited" to be on Emergency & I, finding the song too sentimental.
Popmatters' Zachary Houle noted that the album had themes of growing pains experienced by people in their 20s. Jeremy Larson of Consequence of Sound noted the influence of Stephen Malkmus on the album's lyrics. Paul Thompson of Pitchfork Media related the album title to the encroaching chaos of modern life with the self.
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