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Four Foot Shack is the debut album of Duo de Twang, a country music duo formed by Primus bassist and vocalist Les Claypool and M.I.R.V. guitarist Bryan Kehoe.[8] This album contains one original song and fourteen cover songs (although many are covers of Primus or Les Claypool songs). It was released on February 4, 2014 by ATO Records.[9]

Four Foot Shack
Studio album by Duo de Twang
Released	February 4, 2014
Genre	Americana[1] bluegrass[2] country[3] hillbilly[1] rock[1]
Length	56:24
Label	ATO Records/Prawn Song Records
Producer	Les Claypool

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
Blurt	[2]
Consequence of Sound	C-[7]

Track listing

Song origins

Covers featured on Four Foot Shack and their original artists:[10]

• "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus, originally on the album Tales from the Punchbowl.
• "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed. The song was also covered by Claypool on Primus' Rhinoplasty.
• "Red State Girl" by Les Claypool on Of Fungi and Foe.
• "The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down" by Tom Connors.
• "Booneville Stomp" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Fungi and Foe.
• "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
• "Rumble of the Diesel" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Whales and Woe.
• "Pipeline" by The Chantays.
• "Buzzards of Green Hill" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, originally appearing on Purple Onion.
• "Hendershot" by Les Claypool, originally on the album Highball with the Devil.
• "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains.
• "D's Diner" by Les Claypool, originally on Purple Onion.
• "Battle of New Orleans" written by Jimmy Driftwood.
• "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" by Primus, from the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

Personnel

• Les Claypool - Bass, Vocals, Tambourine
• Bryan Kehoe - Guitars & back-up vocals.
• Wylie Woods - Mandolin & back-up vocals (1, 12, 14).
• Recorded at Rancho Relaxo Studio.
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
• Design & layout by Reuben Rude.
• Cover painting "Stranded Yellow House" by Dave van Patten.
• Photos by Jeremy Scott.

Charts

Chart performance for Four Foot Shack

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	98
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12]	12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	25

References

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