Blanket Warm is the debut studio album of Lullaby for the Working Class. It was released in 1996 on Bar/None Records.
Critical reception
The Hartford Courant wrote that "the rough-hewn rural sound here is authentic; you can hear the spaces between notes like the big gaping sky hovering over the Great Plains." The Virginian-Pilot listed Blanket Warm as the fourth best album of 1996.
Track listing "Good Morning" - 4:01 "Honey, Drop the Knife" - 3:16 "Turpentine" - 3:44 "Spreading the Evening Sky with Crows" - 3:13 "Boar's Nest" - 3:52 "Eskimo Song Duel" - 1:46 "Three Peas in a Pod" - 4:00 "Rye" - 3:50 "Queen of the Long-Legged Insects" - 3:09 "The Drama of Your Life" - 3:52 "February North 24th St." - 2:49 "The Wounded Spider" - 3:45 "Good Night" - 10:22
Personnel Lullaby for the Working Class A.J. Mogis - bass Anil Seth - cello Nathan Putens - clarinet Clint Schnase, Shane Aspegren - drums Mike Mogis - guitar, banjo, mandolin, glockenspiel Andy Strain, Johnathon Hischke - trombone Nate Walcott - trumpet Chris Gordon - violin Ted Stevens - vocals, guitar, lyrics
Production Eric Medley - mastering A.J. Mogis, Mike Mogis - recording, mixing
Artwork Thomas Irvin - layout Rob Walters - photography
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