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Oddfellows (album)

Oddfellows
Cover art for Tomahawk's album "Oddfellows".jpg
Studio album by Tomahawk
Released January 29, 2013
Recorded 2012
Genre Alternative rock,hard rock
Length 40:42
Label Ipecac Recordings
Producer Tomahawk, Collin Dupuis
Tomahawk chronology
Anonymous
(2007)
Oddfellows
(2013)
Singles from Oddfellows
  1. "Stone Letter"
    Released: November 23, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllRovi 4/5 stars
The A.V. Club A−
Consequence of Sound 3/5 stars
Decibel Magazine 7/10 stars
Drowned in Sound 8/10 stars
Pitchfork Media 6.8/10
PopMatters 8/10 stars
Revolver 4/5 stars
Spin 7/10 stars

Oddfellows is the fourth studio album by musical supergroup Tomahawk. The album is the first to feature new bass player Trevor Dunn, who has replaced previous member Kevin Rutmanis. Oddfellows was recorded live in the Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, after a brief period of rehearsal. Guitarist Duane Denison favored the location as its cheaper studio costs allowed for longer periods of song-writing.

The album was released on January 29, 2013 through the record label Ipecac Recordings. The release of Oddfellows was preceded by a single, "Stone Letter", first released on November 23, 2012 as part of Record Store Day's "Black Friday" event. Reviews for Oddfellows have been positive, and Dunn's presence has been seen by critics as a positive addition. The album reached chart positions in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium and the United States.

Following the departure of previous bass player Kevin Rutmanis, Oddfellows features new band member Trevor Dunn on bass. Dunn had previously worked with singer Mike Patton in the bands Mr. Bungle and Fantômas. The album was recorded over six days in Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by Collin Dupuis and the band. Dupuis had previously worked with the band The Black Keys, whose singer Dan Auerbach owns Easy Eye Sound. Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti has provided the album's cover artwork.

Drummer John Stanier has described the band as "the absolute simplest, most professional ensemble I have ever been involved with, by far". The band planned to meet and rehearse for a week before recording the album, but upon getting together again, Patton experienced a death in the family which resulted in him leaving for several days. The band eventually reconvened to rehearse for what Stanier recalls as "a day and a half". Denison felt positively about the process of recording in Nashville, finding that the cheaper studio costs meant he could allow his compositions to "gestate" for longer during his writing process.


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