# Developer (album)

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***Developer*** is the fifth full-length studio album by [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Silkworm](/source/Silkworm_(band)), released in 1997.[3][4] It was their second and final album released on [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records) before they moved to [Touch and Go](/source/Touch_and_Go_Records).

A remastered and expanded 2x12" edition of Developer, including five Japan-only bonus tracks, was announced by Comedy Minus One for release in early 2025.[5]

## Critical reception

*[The Stranger](/source/The_Stranger_(newspaper))* called the album "dour, funny, casual, intense, refined, and raw."[6] *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)* wrote that the songs "seem to have been sequenced to maximize the contrast between bassist Tim Midgett's tersely emotional lyrics and guitarist Andy Cohen's sardonic, anecdotal style."[7] *[Miami New Times](/source/Miami_New_Times)* wrote that Silkworm's songs "unwind slowly and abstractly, with Cohen's busy but lyrical solos tearing out a center in the rhythms – skidding off on surprising tangents, never going for any predictable or simple momentum."[8] The *[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)* praised the album's "frantic guitar, strangulated vocals, and drunken drumming."[9]

## Track listing

1. "Give Me Some Skin" – (3:33)
1. "Never Met a Man I Didn't Like" – (3:18)
1. "The City Glows" – (3:06)
1. "Developer" – (3:04)
1. "The Devil Is Beating His Wife" – (3:09)
1. "Ice Station Zebra" – (3:16)
1. "Waiting on a Train" – (3:27)
1. "Sheep Wait for Wolf" – (4:38)
1. "Goodnight Mr. Maugham" – (5:19)
1. "It's Too Bad..." – (3:14)

## Personnel

- [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini)—Engineer
- Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals on 2, 4, 6, 8, & 9
- [Michael Dahlquist](/source/Michael_Dahlquist)—Drums
- Tim Midyett—Bass, Vocals on 1, 3, 5, 7, & 10

## References

1. ["Silkworm – Developer – This Day In Matador History"](https://history.matadorrecords.com/albums/silkworm-developer/)

1. *MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide*. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1014.

1. ["Silkworm | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/silkworm-mn0000047027/biography). *AllMusic*

1. ["Silkworm: Developer"](https://www.avclub.com/silkworm-developer-1798193407). *Music*. 29 March 2002.

1. comedyminusone (2024-12-06). ["Expanded 2xLP reissue of Silkworm's "Developer" album announced, out February 2025."](https://www.comedyminusone.com/2024/12/06/expanded-2xlp-reissue-of-silkworms-developer-announced-out-february-2025/). *Comedy Minus One*. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

1. Nelson, Sean. ["Silkworm Resurrects Rock"](https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/american-masculinity/Content?oid=3033). *The Stranger*

1. "Reviews". *CMJ New Music Monthly*. '***(June 1997): 40.***

1. Tignor, Jesse Ballinger, David Cantwell, Eddie Hankins, Rickey Wright, Stephen (March 27, 1997). ["Rotations"](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/rotations-6360838). *Miami New Times*

1. Kendrick, Monica (May 1997). ["Spot Check"](https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/spot-check/Content?oid=893337). *Chicago Reader*

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