Similar Skin

Similar Skin is the eighth studio album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. The album was released on June 10, 2014.[7]

Similar Skin
Studio album by
Umphrey's McGee
ReleasedJune 10, 2014
GenreProgressive rock, Hard rock, Progressive Metal
LabelNothing Too Fancy Music
ProducerManny Sanchez, Gre Magers
Umphrey's McGee chronology
Death By Stereo
(2011)		 Similar Skin
(2014)		 The London Session
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
Blurt[3]
Cokemachineglow(favorable)[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Umphrey's McGee recorded Similar Skin at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and it was the first album on the band's label, Nothing Too Fancy Music.[8] AllMusic says of the album's content: "While still entrenched in the wandering spirit of jam band improvisation, the 11 songs lean heavily on the influence of '80s pop, rock, and even radio metal …"[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Linear"Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger3:48
2."Cut the Cable[10]"Bayliss3:53
3."Hourglass[11]"Bayliss, Joel Cummins3:23
4."No Diablo[12]"Bayliss4:13
5."Similar Skin"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Kris Myers, Ryan Stasik6:05
6."Puppet String[13]"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Andy Farag, Myers, Stasik6:29
7."Little Gift"Cinninger3:14
8."Educated Guess"Bayliss, Cinninger5:48
9."Loose Ends"Bayliss5:01
10."Hindsight"Cinninger3:24
11."Bridgeless"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Farag, Myers, Stasik9:00

Total Running Time: 54:18

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Morning Song"7:23
13."Room to Breathe"5:52

References
  1. "Similar Skin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. Horowitz, Hal (2014-06-10). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. Zimmerman, Lee (2014-06-09). "Umphrey's McGee – Similar Skin". Blurt. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. Goldstein, David M. (July 16, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. Blum, Jordan (2014-08-05). "Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. Dolan, Jon (2014-06-16). "Similar Skin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  7. Graff, Gary (June 3, 2014). "Umphrey's McGee, 'Similar Skin': Exclusive Album Premiere". billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. Gluck, Robert (2014-08-06). "An Interview with Umphrey's McGee: Ahead Of The Curve". Theaquarian.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. Thomas, Fred. "Umphrey's McGee Similar Skin". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. "Umphrey's McGee: Cut the Cable (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  11. "Umphrey's McGee: "Hourglass" (Studio)". YouTube.com. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  12. "Umphrey's McGee: "No Diablo" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  13. "Umphrey's McGee: "Puppet String" (Studio)". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.



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