American Gong

American Gong is the eighth album by Portland based indie rock band Quasi. It was released on February 23, 2010, on Kill Rock Stars. It was released in Europe by Domino Records. A deluxe 2-CD version of the album exists, featuring a compilation disc entitled So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology.

American Gong
Studio album by Quasi
Released	February 23, 2010
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:47
Label	Kill Rock Stars (U.S.) Domino (UK)
Quasi chronology
Quasi Self Boot 93-96 (2006) American Gong (2010) Mole City (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B−[3]
The Boston Phoenix	[4]
MSN Music	A–[5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[8]
PopMatters	3/10[9]
Spin	7/10[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Repulsion"	4:22
2.	"Little White Horse"	4:32
3.	"Everything & Nothing at All"	4:34
4.	"Bye Bye Blackbird"	6:35
5.	"The Jig Is Up"	2:31
6.	"Black Dogs & Bubbles"	4:53
7.	"Death Is Not the End"	2:34
8.	"Rockabilly Party"	3:45
9.	"Now What"	2:27
10.	"Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler"	4:53
11.	"Howler"	0:41
Total length:		41:47

So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology track listing

#	Song title	Time	Year	Original release
1.	"R&B Transmogrification"	2:29	1997	R&B Transmogrification
2.	"Our Happiness is Guaranteed"	3:15	1998	Featuring "Birds"
3.	"Sunshine Sounds"	7:11	2003	Hot Shit
4.	"Alice the Goon"	4:16	2006	When the Going Gets Dark
5.	"All the Same"	4:05	1999	Field Studies
6.	"It's Hard to Turn Me On"	4:33	1998	Featuring "Birds"
7.	"The Sword of God"	4:55	2001	The Sword of God
8.	"A Case of No Way Out"	4:12	2001	The Sword of God
9.	"Sea Shanty"	4:08	1998	Featuring "Birds"
10.	"Mama Tried"	3:42	2003	Hot Shit
11.	"Invisible Star"	5:06	2006	When the Going Gets Dark
12.	"The Poisoned Well"	2:08	1998	Featuring "Birds"
13.	"Nothing, Nowhere"	3:13	2001	The Sword of God

Personnel

• Sam Coomes – vocals, keyboards, guitar, producer
• Janet Weiss – drums, background vocals, producer
• Joanna Bolme – bass, producer
• Steve Fisk – mixing
• Dave Fridmann – mixing
• Johanna Jackson – artwork
• Chris Johanson – artwork
• Tucker Martine – mixing
• Roger Seibel – mastering
• Kendra Wright – recording engineer

References

1. "American Gong Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
2. Sendra, Tim. "Quasi - American Gong". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
3. Williams, Christian (2010-02-23). "Quasi: American Gong". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
4. Brodeur, Michael (2010-02-23). "Quasi: American Gong". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
5. Christgau, Robert (2010-05-01). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
6. O'Douglas, Ceiri (2010-02-22). "Quasi - American Gong". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
7. Dosanjh, Ash (2010-02-22). "Album Review: Quasi - 'American Gong'". NME. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
8. Raber, Rebecca (2010-02-22). "Quasi: American Gong". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
9. Corsa, Zach (2010-03-07). "Quasi: American Bong". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
10. Maerz, Melissa (March 2010). "Quasi: American Gong (Kill Rock Stars)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 26: 88.