Peter Buck
A large plate of food flanked by sparklers
Studio album by
Peter Buck
ReleasedOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)
Recorded2012
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:09
LanguageEnglish
LabelMississippi
ProducerPeter Buck
Peter Buck chronology
Peter Buck
(2012)		 I Am Back to Blow Your Mind Once Again
(2014)

Peter Buck is the debut solo album from Peter Buck. It has received positive critical reception.

Recording and promotion

The album was initially announced by long-time collaborator Scott McCaughey in an interview with KIRO-FM on March 14, 2012, with an off-hand remark that Buck had been recording with no firm plans for a release.[1] The collaborators spent four days in the studio, recording and mixing.[2] On May 26, 2012, Buck performed with Joseph Arthur, playing the song "10 Million B.C." live and contributing vocals, which he had rarely done in his three decades with R.E.M.[3] An unfinished studio recording of the song was broadcast on WMFU's Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine by guest DJ Steve Wynn on June 14, 2012.[4] McCaughey e-mailed Seattle Weekly on August 14, 2012, to confirm that the album was being released on vinyl only through local label Mississippi Records with no firm release date.[5] Buck formed the group Richard M. Nixon to preview the material live alongside McCaughey's band Young Fresh Fellows.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77⁄100 (four reviews)[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Guide[8]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Peter Buck received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 from four critic scores.[7] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album four out of five stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praising "how filthy it feels" and "a back-to-basics move for Buck".[8]

Track listing

All songs composed by Peter Buck

Side one

  1. "10 Million BC" – 3:04
  2. "It's Alright" – 3:34
  3. "Some Kind of Velvet Sunday Morning" – 4:15
  4. "Travel Without Arriving" – 4;13
  5. "Migraine" – 2:17
  6. "Give Me Back My Wig" – 2:50
  7. "Nothing Matters" – 3:38

Side two

  1. "So Long Johnny" – 2:30
  2. "L.V.M.F." – 1:23
  3. "Nothing Means Nothing" – 3:43
  4. "Hard Old World" – 4:02
  5. "Nowhere No Way" – 2:35
  6. "Vaso Loco" – 1:57
  7. "I'm Alive" – 4:08

The track "L.V.M.F.", featuring the sampled voice of Sonny Boy Williamson, appears only on the first pressing of 2,000 copies due to licensing restrictions, and was omitted from the repress of the LP in 2013 – which has the track name blacked out on the back cover.

Personnel

The band onstage
Richard M. Nixon performing in 2012, from left to right: Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin, and Kurt Bloch

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michaels, Sean (March 15, 2012). "REM's Peter Buck working on solo album". The Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Josh (September 18, 2012). "Peter Buck Announces Lineup for Todos Santos Music Festival, Solo Album Details". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ King, Katie (June 4, 2012). "Joseph Arthur Backs Peter Buck's Singing Debut". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Peter Buck's First Solo Track Surfaces Online". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kornelis, Chris (August 14, 2012). "Peter Buck's First Post-R.E.M. Solo Record as Richard M. Nixon Features Vocals From Mike Mills, Corin Tucker, and ... Peter Buck". Seattle Weekly. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ Grow, Kory (August 23, 2012). "R.E.M.'s Peter Buck Plots Return With Richard M. Nixon, Solo LP". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Peter Buck by Peter Buck". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Buck - Peter Buck | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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