Love Songs for Patriots is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band American Music Club, released on October 12, 2004 by Merge Records and Devil in the Woods in the United States and by Cooking Vinyl in Europe.

Love Songs for Patriots
Studio album by American Music Club
Released	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
Recorded	October 2003 – March 2004
Genre	Indie rock slowcore
Length	61:08
Label	Merge Devil in the Woods Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Mark Eitzel Tim Mooney
American Music Club chronology
San Francisco (1994) Love Songs for Patriots (2004) Atwater Afternoon (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	B+[11]

American Music Club reformed in 2003 to considerable critical acclaim and recorded Love Songs for Patriots in San Francisco in spare time between day jobs and other commitments. The album's songs were all written by Mark Eitzel and many had been performed live by him in solo performances before the band's reformation.

Track listing

1. "Ladies and Gentlemen" – 3:18
2. "Another Morning" – 3:21
3. "Patriot's Heart" – 6:01
4. "Love Is" – 4:27
5. "Job to Do" – 5:04
6. "Only Love Can Set You Free" – 5:55
7. "Mantovani the Mind Reader" – 4:05
8. "Home" – 4:27
9. "Myopic Books" – 3:31
10. "America Loves the Minstrel Show" – 4:21
11. "The Horseshoe Wreath in Bloom" – 4:40
12. "Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship" – 4:21
13. "The Devil Needs You" – 7:37

The vinyl LP also includes "1000 Miles".

Personnel

American Music Club

• Marc Capelle – piano, organ, brass arrangements
• Mark Eitzel – vocals, guitars
• Tim Mooney – drums
• Dan Pearson – bass guitar
• Vudi – guitars

Additional personnel

• Brad Johnson – paintings and design
• Jude Mooney – band pictures
• Matt Pence – mixing

References