# Accordion Solo!

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2005 studio album by Ten in the Swear Jar

Accordion Solo! Studio album by Ten in the Swear Jar Released 2005 (US) Recorded 1999–2000 Genre Experimental rock, ska-punk, post-punk, lo-fi, garage rock Length 76:20 Label Asian Man (US) ASM-130 Producer Jamie Stewart Ten in the Swear Jar chronology Inside the Computer Are All of My Feelings (2000) Accordion Solo! (2005)

***Accordion Solo!*** is a 2005 album by [Ten in the Swear Jar](/source/Ten_in_the_Swear_Jar). It is the band's third release under that name, a complete discography derived from all their previous releases. It is released by [Asian Man Records](/source/Asian_Man) who described it as "A collection of live recordings, "field recordings" and studio tracks with complex lyrics, beautiful melodies, and diverse instrumentation."[1] The [live](/source/Concert) tracks are acknowledged to be of imperfect quality.

[Jamie Stewart](/source/Jamie_Stewart_(American_musician)) has re-used many lyrics from songs on *Accordion Solo!* in various [Xiu Xiu](/source/Xiu_Xiu) songs.

[AJJ](/source/AJJ_(band)) covered "San Jose Fight Song" on their 2014 compilation *Rompilation 2.0: The Digitizing.*[2]

## Track listing

1. "Malafuquana Espana" – 1:47

1. "Hot Karl" – 3:04

1. "San Jose Fight Song" – 4:20

1. "I Don't Play the Drumz" – 4:13

1. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer" – 5:33

1. "Fort Awesome Drunk Tank" – 0:52

1. "Helsabot" – 3:21

1. "Famine" – 4:32

1. "I Love the Valley" – 3:39

1. "Leg Show" – 4:14

1. "King Earth" – 4:09

1. "Melon" – 0:48

1. "When You Write" – 3:58

1. "Worry Boy" – 3:54

1. "Sita Deth" – 3:31

1. "House Quake II" – 3:56

1. "Sad Girl" – 3:21

1. "In The Blue Trunks J.H." – 3:28

1. "Accordion Solo!" – 0:04

1. "Gauntlet of Thor the Destroyer (live)" – 5:41

1. "I Love the Valley (live)" – 3:21

1. "House Quake II (live)" – 4:23

### Explanation of tracks

- 1, 6, 12, 19 are [field recordings](/source/Field_recording)

- 13 is a cover of the [IBOPA](/source/IBOPA) (Indestructible Beat of Palo Alto) song of the same name (Stewart's previous band)

- 20-22 are [live](/source/Concert) recordings from The Usual in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California)

### Re-usage of lyrics in [Xiu Xiu](/source/Xiu_Xiu) songs

- Lyrics in "Hot Karl" and "House Quake II" are reused in "Pink City" from *[A Promise](/source/A_Promise_(Xiu_Xiu_album))*

- "Helsabot" was later sung by [Caralee McElroy](/source/Caralee_McElroy) in "[Helsabot of Caraleebot](/source/Xiu_Xiu_discography#Singles)", a b-side to "Fleshettes", and "Helsabot", from *[Fag Patrol](/source/Fag_Patrol)*

- "I Love The Valley" would become "I Luv The Valley OH!" from *[Fabulous Muscles](/source/Fabulous_Muscles)*

- "King Earth" would become "King Earth, King Earth" from *[Chapel of the Chimes](/source/Chapel_of_the_Chimes_(EP))* and *Fag Patrol*

- "Sad Girl" would become "Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl" from *A Promise*

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Tiny Mix Tapes [3] Pitchfork Media (7.4/10)[4]

*[Tiny Mix Tapes](/source/Tiny_Mix_Tapes)* wrote, "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](/source/Pitchfork_Media)* wrote, "*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 [they'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."

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [The Album at Asian Man Records](http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/accordionsolo.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060319120936/http://www.asianmanrecords.com/basket/accordionsolo.html) March 19, 2006, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["San Jose Fight Song (by Ten in the Swear Jar), by AJJ"](https://ajjtheband.bandcamp.com/track/san-jose-fight-song-by-ten-in-the-swear-jar). *AJJ*. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [www.tinymixtapes.com](http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/ten-swear-jar-accordion-solo)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Howe, Brian, *Pitchfork Media*, September 6, 2005.](http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22812-accordion-solo?artist_title=22812-accordion-solo)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

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