Pinkus Abortion Technician

Pinkus Abortion Technician
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedApril 20, 2018
StudioSound of Sirens Studio
GenreAlternative rock, Southern rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length37:05
LabelIpecac
ProducerMelvins
Melvins chronology
A Walk with Love & Death
(2017) 		Pinkus Abortion Technician
(2018) 		Working with God
(2021)

Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album by American rock band Melvins, released on April 20, 2018 through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus,[1] who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Crack Magazine6/10[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[6]
Metal Hammer[7]
MetalSucks[8]
MusicOMH[9]
Punknews.org[10]

Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 65 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Moving to Florida"Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Butthole Surfers5:20
2."Embrace the Rub"Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker, Josh Klinghoffer1:40
3."Don't Forget to Breathe"Jeff Pinkus7:53
4."Flamboyant Duck"Dale Crover, Pinkus5:46
5."Break Bread"Pinkus2:34
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand"John Lennon, Paul McCartney4:06
7."Prenup Butter"Pinkus, King Buzzo4:38
8."Graveyard"Butthole Surfers5:06

Personnel

with

Additional personnel

  • Toshi Kasai – engineer
  • Mackie Osborne – cover drawing & layout
  • Tom Hazelmyer – clown illustrations

References

  1. ^ "Pinkus Abortion Technician". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Pinkus Abortion Technician by Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Goggins, Joe. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Melvins Pinkus Abortion Technician". Exclaim!.
  6. ^ Lynch, Ben (April 10, 2018). "Pinkus Abortion Technician confirms The Melvins are keeping it weird". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Morton, Luke (April 18, 2018). "Metal Hammer Review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "MetalSucks Review". MetalSucks. April 17, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Sam (April 20, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Melvins - Pinkus Abortion Technician". punknews.org.
  11. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved February 22, 2024.


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