# Emoh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emoh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emoh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoh > Source revision: 1334878423 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2005 studio album by Lou Barlow Emoh Studio album by Lou Barlow Released January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24) Recorded 2004 Studio The Beech House Recording Megaplex in Wedgewood Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Genre Folk rock, lo-fi Length 50:14 Label Merge (U.S., MRG254) Domino (UK, WIG153) Producer Mark Nevers, Mark Miller, Josh Schwartz, Wally Gagel Lou Barlow chronology Songs from Loobiecore (2002) Emoh (2005) Goodnight Unknown (2009) Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 63/100 [1] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic link Pitchfork (7.9/10) link Rolling Stone no.967, p.84 Uncut p.108 ***Emoh*** is a solo album by [Lou Barlow](/source/Lou_Barlow), the first with his real name; the album was released in the US in 2005 by [Domino](/source/Domino_Recording_Company) and by [Merge Records](/source/Merge_Records) and recorded in 2004.[2][3] *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and noted:[4] "[F]ull of quiet lyricism and [Nick Drake](/source/Nick_Drake) beauty..." *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))* (p. 108) gave 4 stars out of 5 and said: "Using acoustic guitar, piano and vocals, he delivers 14 sweetly somber neo-folk tunes that reveal just how subtly persuasive the man's influence really is." The album was recorded when Barlow was "in a better place" after some years of struggling due to [Sebadoh](/source/Sebadoh)'s hiatus, John Davis leaving [The Folk Implosion](/source/The_Folk_Implosion) and personal problems. When the album was re-released in 2020, Barlow reflected: "Though Emoh was an overwhelmingly positive step forward for me, listening now, I realize the songs have a lot of pain in them. They clearly track the slow dissolution of my first marriage, the fatal break of several partnerships, and my struggle to acclimate to living in LA. Emoh is primarily an acoustic LP with live performances at its core, and that was a personal achievement for me. I’m still very pleased with it."[5] ## Track listing 1. "Holding Back the Year" – 3:30 1. "Home" – 3:23 1. "Caterpillar Girl" – 3:35 1. "Legendary" – 4:11 1. "Royalty" – 3:45 1. "Puzzle" – 3:36 1. "If I Could" – 3:42 1. "Monkey Begun" – 3:02 1. "Morning's After Me" – 3:44 1. "[Round-N-Round](/source/Round_and_Round_(Ratt_song))" – 2:34 1. "Mary" – 3:10 1. "Confused" – 3:45 1. "Imagined Life" – 4:14 1. "The Ballad of Daykitty" – 4:03 ### 2020 reissue 15. Finger (Demo) 16. Helpless (Demo) 17. Legendary (Demo) 18. Puzzle (Demo) 19. Home (Demo) 20. If I Could (Demo) 21. Mary (Demo) 22. Confused (Demo) ## Personnel - [Lou Barlow](/source/Lou_Barlow) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone electric guitar, bass, harp, piano, [Korg](/source/Korg) bass and [Roland](/source/Roland_Corporation) Juno synthesizer, chord organ, [Roland percussion pad](/source/Roland_Octapad#Roland_SPD-8_(1990),_SPD-11_(1993),_and_SPD-20_(1998)), ([sampled](/source/Sampling_(music))) percussion, xylophone, glockenspiel, backing vocals[6] - [Imaad Wasif](/source/Imaad_Wasif) – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4), electric guitar (1, 4, 12), slide guitar (12), percussion (4, 5), backing vocals (4) - Carey Kotsionis – harmony vocals (1, 7) - [Jason Loewenstein](/source/Jason_Loewenstein) – drums, knee slapping (1, 12) - Erin Hugely – cello (2, 11) - [Wally Gagel](/source/Wally_Gagel) – additional rhythm programming and synthesizer (3) - [Russell Pollard](/source/Russell_Pollard) – cut-up drums (3) - Abby Barlow – cello (6) - Mark Schwaber – electric guitar and bass (6) - Adam Harding – harmony vocals, electric guitar and piano (9) **Production** - Mark Nevers – recording (1, 2, 7, 11, 12, Beech House, [Nashville, TN](/source/Nashville%2C_TN)), mix (1, 2, 7, 11, Wedgewood, Nashville) - [Wally Gagel](/source/Wally_Gagel) – recording, mix and production (3, Bliss, [Los Angeles, CA](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_CA), 2001) - Josh Schwartz – recording (4), mix (4, 10, 12, 14, Spaceshed, Los Angeles) - Lou Barlow - recording (5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, at home, Los Angeles), mix (5, 8, 9, 13, at home) - Mark Miller – recording and mix (6, Slaughterhouse, [Hadley, MA](/source/Hadley%2C_MA)) - Mark Chalecki – mastering ([Capitol Studios](/source/Capitol_Studios), [Hollywood, CA](/source/Hollywood%2C_CA)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Metacritic_entry_1-0)** ["Emoh Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/emoh). *Metacritic*. Retrieved May 24, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lou Barlow: Emoh"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1149-emoh/). *Pitchfork*. Retrieved December 4, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Emoh - Lou Barlow | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/emoh-mw0000139065). *AllMusic*. Retrieved December 4, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* #. 967, p. 84 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Diverse Vinyl"](https://www.diversevinyl.com/product/emoh/). May 13, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** All credits taken from home page [Loobiecore.com](http://www.loobiecore.com/emohindex.html)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - [*Emoh*](http://www.discogs.com/release/490669) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) v t e Lou Barlow / Sentridoh Solo albums Losers (1990) Most of the Worst and Some of the Best of Sentridoh (1992) Wasted Pieces (1993) Winning Losers: A Collection of Home Recordings 89-93 (1994) Another Collection Of Home Recordings (1994) Songs from Loobiecore (2002) Emoh (2005) Goodnight Unknown (2009) Brace the Wave (2015) Related articles Deep Wound Sebadoh Dinosaur Jr. The Folk Implosion Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group This article about a 2000s folk rock album is a stub. 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