Accordion Solo! is a 2005 album by Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar, TITSJ, or XITSJ , was an indie/experimental band derived from IBOPA and after the breakup, progressing to the still-active Xiu Xiu. The band released two albums before breaking up in July 2000. Key members in the band include Jamie Stewart and Cory McCulloch. Several songs...

. It is the band's third release under their name, a complete discography derived from of all their previous efforts. It is described by Asian Man Records as, "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."
Accordion Solo! is a 2005 album by Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar, TITSJ, or XITSJ , was an indie/experimental band derived from IBOPA and after the breakup, progressing to the still-active Xiu Xiu. The band released two albums before breaking up in July 2000. Key members in the band include Jamie Stewart and Cory McCulloch. Several songs...

. It is the band's third release under their name, a complete discography derived from of all their previous efforts. It is described by Asian Man Records as, "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."
Accordion Solo! is a 2005 album by Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar

Ten in the Swear Jar, TITSJ, or XITSJ , was an indie/experimental band derived from IBOPA and after the breakup, progressing to the still-active Xiu Xiu. The band released two albums before breaking up in July 2000. Key members in the band include Jamie Stewart and Cory McCulloch. Several songs...

. It is the band's third release under their name, a complete discography derived from of all their previous efforts. It is described by Asian Man Records as, "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."The Album at Asian Man Records The live

Concert

A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

 tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality.

Track listing

1. "Malafuquana Espana"  – 1:47
2. "Hot Karl"  – 3:04
3. "San Jose Fight Song"  – 4:20
4. "I Don't Play the Drumz"  – 4:13
5. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer"  – 5:33
6. "Fort Awesome Drunk Tank"  – 0:52
7. "Helsabot"  – 3:21
8. "Famine"  – 4:32
9. "I Love the Valley"  – 3:39
10. "Leg Show"  – 4:14
11. "King Earth"  – 4:09
12. "Melon"  – 0:48
13. "When You Write"  – 3:58
14. "Worry Boy"  – 3:54
15. "Sita Deth"  – 3:31
16. "House Quake II"  – 3:56
17. "Sad Girl"  – 3:21
18. "In The Blue Trunks J.H."  – 3:28
19. "Accordion Solo!"  – 0:04
20. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer (live)"  – 5:41
21. "I Love the Valley (live)"  – 3:21
22. "House Quake II (live)"  – 4:23

Explanation of Tracks

• 1, 6, 12, 19 are field recording
  Field recording
  Field recording is the term used for an audio recording produced outside of a recording studio. The recording is typically recorded in the same channel format as the desired result, for instance, stereo recording equipment will yield a stereo product...
  
  s
• 20-22 are live
  Concert
  A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
  
   recordings from The Usual in San Jose, California
  San Jose, California
  San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
  
  

Tracks' Original Recording

• My Very Private Map
  My Very Private Map
  My Very Private Map is a 1999 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is their first album. The cover is said to depict songs from the album and Jamie Stewart's special place in San Francisco. Many of these songs became songs for Jamie's later band, Xiu Xiu. The song Sad Girl becomes Sad Pony Guerilla...
  
  : 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17
• Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings
  Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings
  Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings is a 2000 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is their second effort, and was originally released on clear 12" vinyl that plays from the inside-out with a comic book...
  
  : 3, 5, 9
• Eat Death Orphans!
  Eat Death Orphans!
  Eat Death, Orphans! is an unreleased album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is their third collaboration, although it never saw commercial release. All tracks were released later on Accordion Solo!. "King Earth" was reworked into a Xiu Xiu song as "King Earth, King Earth," on Chapel of the Chimes and...
  
  : 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18

Tracks Excluded from Complete Discography

• My Very Private Map
  My Very Private Map
  My Very Private Map is a 1999 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is their first album. The cover is said to depict songs from the album and Jamie Stewart's special place in San Francisco. Many of these songs became songs for Jamie's later band, Xiu Xiu. The song Sad Girl becomes Sad Pony Guerilla...
  
  's "I'm Sorry Grandma," "Hair Hair Hair Hair Hair," & "Theme from Our Place in the Shadows"
• Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings
  Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings
  Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings is a 2000 album by Ten in the Swear Jar. It is their second effort, and was originally released on clear 12" vinyl that plays from the inside-out with a comic book...
  
  ' "Ring Around J.H."

Reception

• Tiny Mix Tapes
  Tiny Mix Tapes
  Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
  
  - Save the chirp 'n' croak of the unnecessary field recordings, Accordion Solo! presents a compelling alter ego to counteract the clucking of one of indie-rock's favorite chickens . . . [A} calculated, cocksure, and soiled like a bona fide dumpster mattress with all sorts of beautiful yellow, orange, and brown taint/mung stains."
• Pitchfork Media
  Pitchfork Media
  Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
  
  - Accordion Solo! is the rare early-career document that works as a stand-alone record. One gets the sense that Stewart had yet to develop the confidence to be as melodramatic as he'd like, and Xiu Xiu detractors might find this preferable to the more realized recent work, while for neophytes, it will provide a valuable foothold on Stewart's daunting, alien terrain."