Favorite Waitress
| Favorite Waitress | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2014 | |||
| Studio | Arc, Omaha, Nebraska | |||
| Genre | Rock, roots rock | |||
| Label | Dualtone | |||
| Producer | Jeremy Backofen | |||
| The Felice Brothers chronology | ||||
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Favorite Waitress is an album by the American band the Felice Brothers, first released on June 9, 2014, in the United Kingdom.[1][2] They supported it with UK and North American tours.[3][4] The first single was "Cherry Licorice".[5]
Production
The Felice Brothers spent a year working on the songs for Favorite Waitress.[6] Produced by Jeremy Backofen, it was recorded in a week at Arc Studios, in Omaha, Nebraska.[7][8] The band wanted a more minimalist sound and tried to use only instruments that they played on a regular basis.[6] They used a string section on "Lion".[9] "Bird on Broken Wing" is dedicated to Pete Seeger.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [10] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[9] |
| Ox-Fanzine | 7/10[11] |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10[12] |
| The Press | [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
| Uncut | [15] |
The Liverpool Echo said that the album "lurches with a loose, devil-may-care energy that can obscure and highlight the beauty of the songs within."[16] Rolling Stone opined that "the lively romp 'Lion' ... proves that the Felices translate best on record when they're being their boisterous, rootsy selves."[14] The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the "darker, more expressionistic turn".[17]
The New York Times stated that "the songs lurch, sway, plunk and rock out; they turn cryptic or offer direct comfort, focusing the album's many allusions to economic inequality".[18] The Bristol Post called the music "a country bar room slur mixed with a vaudevillian honky tonk stagger through the weird, the broken and the wonderful".[19] The Press dismissed the album as "too calculated, too mechanical".[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bird on Broken Wing" | |
| 2. | "Cherry Licorice" | |
| 3. | "Meadow of a Dream" | |
| 4. | "Lion" | |
| 5. | "Saturday Night" | |
| 6. | "Constituents" | |
| 7. | "Hawthorne" | |
| 8. | "Katie Cruel" | |
| 9. | "No Trouble" | |
| 10. | "Alien" | |
| 11. | "Chinatown" | |
| 12. | "Woman Next Door" | |
| 13. | "Silver in the Shadow" |
References
- ^ a b "The Felice Brothers true to rural roots". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. June 12, 2014. p. F4.
- ^ "Key Releases". Music Week. May 30, 2014. pp. 42–43.
- ^ "Live Wires". London Evening Standard. June 6, 2014. p. 46.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (June 20, 2014). "The Big Gigs". Star Tribune. p. E4.
- ^ Colurso, Mary (July 4, 2014). "The Like List". City Scene. The Birmingham News. p. 2.
- ^ a b Opoien, Jessie (June 26, 2014). "Felice Brothers Bring Rowdy Roots-Rock to Town High Noon Saloon". 77 Square. The Capital Times. p. 12.
- ^ Madison, Samantha (July 17, 2014). "Felice Brothers end recent American tour in Harrisburg". The Sentinel. p. C3.
- ^ Arnaudin, Edwin (July 4, 2014). "Felice Brothers back with 'Favorite Waitress'". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. T23.
- ^ a b Kloke, Joshua (June 16, 2014). "The Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "Favorite Waitress Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Buchmann, Robert (August–September 2014). "Reviews". Ox-Fanzine. No. 115. p. 92.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 17, 2014). "Favorite Waitress The Felice Brothers". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Hutchinson, Charles (July 24, 2014). "Other new releases". The Press. p. 51.
- ^ a b Drell, Cady (July 3, 2014). "Favorite Waitress". Rolling Stone. No. 1212/1213. p. 101.
- ^ Mueller, Andrew. "The Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". Uncut. No. July 17, 2014. p. 75.
- ^ "Albums of the Week". The Guide. Liverpool Echo. June 20, 2014. p. 3.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (July 4, 2014). "Nightlife". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. W20.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (July 6, 2014). "Felice Brothers Favorite Waitress". The New York Times. p. AR14.
- ^ "The Felice Brothers Review". Bristol Post. September 4, 2014. p. 8.