Singles Breaking Up, as its title indicates, collects 13 early single recordings, all of which do a good job of establishing this Pittsburgh band's dynamic, angular, and hard-driving instrumental rock.
As one would expect, the recordings don't have quite the sense of variety or experimentation found on some of the band's later work, but this certainly isn't a flaw -- like the early releases of most bands, the singles work toward fine-tuning a signature sound, and the sonic purity of Singles Breaking Up may even appeal to some listeners more than the band's other releases.
Regardless, their instrumentals have a sense of dynamics, composition, and overall change that puts similar acts to shame, and their volatile, angular rock practically defines the sort of guitar work around which many indie projects are built.
As an excellent and fairly comprehensive release, Singles Breaking Up should not only appeal to Don Caballero fans seeking the band's singles work, but should also be as good an introduction to the group as any.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Father Brown | Don Caballero | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Belted Sweater | Don Caballero | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | Shoe Shine | Don Caballero | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Unresolved Kharma | Don Caballero | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away | Don Caballero | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Our Caballero | Don Caballero | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | ANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDAND | Don Caballero | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | First Hits | Don Caballero | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike | Don Caballero | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want | Don Caballero | Play | 01:05 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 11 | Trey Dog's Acid | Don Caballero | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Room Temperature Lounge | Don Caballero | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 291 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Albini | Engineer |
| 2 | Don Caballero | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Al Sutton | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |