I Blame You

I Blame You is the debut album by the New York City-based rock band Obits, released on March 24, 2009 by Sub Pop. Singer/guitarist Rick Froberg, who is also a visual artist, provided the album's artwork. When interviewed about the meaning of the artwork, he commented: "If I get something I like, there's some meaning to it, and I can detect the meaning, I have ideas about what the subject matter might be, but I think it's best if I don't say. That’s the beauty of the whole thing, I get to hear all these different takes on it."[5]

I Blame You
Studio album by Obits
Released	March 24, 2009
Genre	Indie rock, garage punk
Length	41:31
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Geoff Sanoff, Eli Janney, Obits
Obits chronology
I Blame You (2009) Moody, Standard and Poor (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(B)[2]
Music OMH	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10)[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Obits, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Widow of My Dreams"	4:21
2.	"Pine On"	3:36
3.	"Fake Kinkade"	3:09
4.	"Two-Headed Coin"	4:16
5.	"Run"	2:40
6.	"I Blame You"	1:07
7.	"Talking to the Dog"	2:42
8.	"Light Sweet Crude"	3:54
9.	"Lilies in the Street"	3:54
10.	"SUD"	4:03
11.	"Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold)	4:15
12.	"Back and Forth"	3:34

Personnel

• Rick Froberg – guitar, vocals, album art
• Sohrab Habibion – guitar, vocals
• Greg Simpson – bass guitar
• Scott Gursky – drum kit
• Geoff Sanoff – producer, recording engineer
• Eli Janney – producer, recording engineer
• Atsuo Matsumoto and Jim Smith – additional engineering
• Joe Lambert – mastering
• Dave Gardener – additional mastering

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The A.V. Club review
3. Music OMH review
4. Pitchfork Media review
5. Tijs, Andrew (2009-04-29). "Interview: Obits". The Enthusiast. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-04-29.