The Instigator | ||||
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Released | September 24, 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, adult alternative | |||
Length | 40:47 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Jon Brion | |||
Rhett Miller chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
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Pitchfork | 6.9/10[4] |
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The Village Voice | A−[7] |
The Instigator is the second studio album by American country/rock band performer, Rhett Miller, lead singer of the Old 97's. Miller's first album came more than a decade earlier. Miller is joined by idol Robyn Hitchcock on "Point Shirley" and the album's title comes from the song "The El."
All songs written by Rhett Miller, unless otherwise noted.
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