BassJohn Abbey, Paula Brown, Scott Loder
GuitarHowe Gelb, Kevin Salem
Reviews4 stars out of 5 - "...Parched, desolate country-noir of the leanest, meanest kind....subdued, atmospheric and suprisingly orderly....Giant Sand's most persuasive album to date...", "...No other Sand project illustrates...Gelb's creative ambience integrated within a subtly linear structure...so well as CHORE....It finds a homey balance between the random and ephemeral, the rational and immutable.", 8 out of 10 - "...raids America's cultural aquarium to create a bold, often disorienting world....full of loss and wondering, tremulous sensitivity and gentle explosions of color....There's never been a better time to get your head stuck in the Sand.", "...the band's ragged glory has now been replaced with songcraft and subtlety....Well-heeled and well-behaved, Giant Sand indeed puts its best foot forward...", "...A suitably sombre undertow, with Howe Gelb's world-weary vocals becoming positively sepulchral on the likes of 'Wolfy' and 'Dusted'...though there are plenty of uplifting moments to be found...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "There's an inherent sense of tragedy that runs through the veins of these songs.", Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000"-"...Easily Giant Sand's Finest Hour...", 8 out of 10 - "...Dreamy...as startling for its technical gloss as its emotional wallop....easily the band's most finished work....steeped in frontman, Howe Gelb's distinct roots messthetic, just recorded better...", 3 stars out of 5 - "...a gorgeous work....running the gamut of Giant Sand's signature styles, from murmured poetry to sinuous countrified pop...to sprawling drunken blues....enchanting..."
VocalsWilliam Brown, Jackie Johnson, Lydia Kavanaugh, Susan Marshall-Powell, Juliana Hatfield, Sofie Albertsen Gelb, Paula Brown