Working with God

Working with God
Working with God
Studio album by Melvins
Released	February 26, 2021
Genre	Sludge metal; noise rock;
Length	37:47
Label	Ipecac
Producer	The Melvins
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Working with God is the 24th album by American rock band Melvins, released on February 26, 2021, through Ipecac Recordings.^[4]^[5]^[6]

It was elected by Loudwire as the 32nd best rock/metal album of 2021.^[7]

Track listing

^[8]

All tracks are written by Buzz Osborne, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Fuck Around" (cover of the Beach Boys song "I Get Around")	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	2:20
2.	"Negative No No"		3:51
3.	"Bouncing Rick"		3:39
4.	"Caddy Daddy"		4:26
5.	"1 Brian, the Horse-Faced Goon"		0:43
6.	"Brian, the Horse-Faced Goon"	Dale Crover, Osborne	2:06
7.	"Boy Mike"		3:47
8.	"1 Fuck You" (tribute/cover of Harry Nilsson's song "You're Breakin' My Heart"^[9])	Nilsson	2:28
9.	"Fuck You"		0:11
10.	"The Great Good Place"		3:51
11.	"Hot Fish"	Osborne, Trevor Dunn	5:00
12.	"Hund"		3:15
13.	"Good Night Sweetheart"	Calvin Carter, James "Pookie" Hudson	2:10
Total length:			37:47

Personnel

King Buzzo – guitar, vocals, gadgets
Dale Crover – bass, vocals, drums
Mike Dillard – drums, vocals

Additional personnel

Toshi Kasai – engineer
John Golden – mastering
Mackie Osborne – art

References

^ ^a ^b "Album review: Melvins – Working With God". Kerrang!. February 19, 2021.
^ "Working With God by Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ Thomas, Fred. "Melvins - Working With God". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ Hadusek, Jon (November 13, 2020). "Melvins Announce New Album Working With God, Share "I F**k Around" and "Bouncing Rick"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "New Melvins 1983 album, Working With God, and a pair of ltd edition vinyl reissues, arriving Feb 26th via Ipecac". All About the Rock. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "New Melvins 1983 album Working with God + a pair of ltd edition vinyl re-issues out Friday 26 February". The Partae. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ "Working with God, back cover". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "MELVINS Pays Tribute to HARRY NILSSON With '1 Fuck You'". metalinjection.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[kerrang-1] "Album review: Melvins – Working With God". Kerrang!. February 19, 2021.

[2] "Working With God by Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[3] Thomas, Fred. "Melvins - Working With God". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[4] Hadusek, Jon (November 13, 2020). "Melvins Announce New Album Working With God, Share "I F**k Around" and "Bouncing Rick"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[5] "New Melvins 1983 album, Working With God, and a pair of ltd edition vinyl reissues, arriving Feb 26th via Ipecac". All About the Rock. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[6] "New Melvins 1983 album Working with God + a pair of ltd edition vinyl re-issues out Friday 26 February". The Partae. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[Lbestrm21-7] "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[8] "Working with God, back cover". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[9] "MELVINS Pays Tribute to HARRY NILSSON With '1 Fuck You'". metalinjection.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

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Buzz Osborne Dale Crover Steven Shane McDonald Coady Willis Lori "Lorax" Black Mark Deutrom Mike Dillard Trevor Dunn Matt Lukin Jeff Pinkus Joe Preston Kevin Rutmanis Jared Warren
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Live albums	Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12 Alive at the Fucker Club Colossus of Destiny Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas) Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Melvins vs. Minneapolis Sugar Daddy Live
Compilations	Singles 1–12 The Trilogy Vinyl Electroretard 26 Songs Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 Neither Here nor There Mangled Demos from 1983 Chicken Switch
Video releases	Salad of a Thousand Delights Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
Singles/songs	"Boris" "Venus in Furs" "Honey Bucket"
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