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About to Choke 1996

folk rock 45 min 12 tracks Plain Recordings

About to Choke is a 1996 album by Vic Chesnutt, an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was known for his raw, expressive vocals. It was his fifth album overall and his first for a major label. It was released by Capitol Records, and was reissued, in 2010, by Plain Recordings. In 2019, Discogs included About to Choke on its list of the 35 Saddest Albums of All Time.

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Character

Spare, intimate, character-led and grave.

sparerichly built
intimateepic
character-ledplot-driven

Tracks

1Myrtle3:09
2New Town4:08
3Ladle4:06
4Tarragon2:00
5Swelters3:51
6(It's No Secret) Satisfaction1:02
7Little Vacation3:43
8Degenerate4:23
9Hot Seat3:40
10Giant Sands3:40
11Threads4:23
12See You Around7:20

12 tracks, 45 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Vic Chesnutt
Label: Plain Recordings
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: Album
Country: US

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