Roots & Crowns

Roots & Crowns is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Califone. It was released on October 10, 2006, on Thrill Jockey.

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Roots & Crowns
October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
October 2005 – May 2006
Post-rock, folk, experimental
Thrill Jockey (thrill 163)
Everybody's Mother Vol. 1(2005)

Roots & Crowns(2006)

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers(2009) | Everybody's Mother Vol. 1(2005) | Roots & Crowns(2006) | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers(2009) | | Everybody's Mother Vol. 1(2005) | Roots & Crowns(2006) | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers(2009) | |

Roots & Crowns is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Califone. It was released on October 10, 2006, on Thrill Jockey.

The LP version of the album contains different artwork. The song "The Orchids" is a cover of the Psychic TV song of the same name.

Aggregate scores
Metacritic77/100
AllMusic
The Boston Phoenix
The Irish Times
Now4/5
Pitchfork8.7/10
Spin
Stylus MagazineA−
Uncut

Pitchfork placed Roots & Crowns at number 168 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

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  • Roots & Crowns at ThrillJockey.com

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