The Restless Stranger is the first album by American Music Club, released in 1985. It is considered to be the first slowcore album to be released.

The Restless Stranger
Studio album by American Music Club
Released	January 1985
Genre	Indie rock, slowcore
Label	Grifter
Producer	Tom Mallon
American Music Club chronology
The Restless Stranger (1985) Engine (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Eitzel. Tracks 13-15 are bonus tracks on the CD reissue.

1. "Room Above the Club" - 3:50
2. "$1,000,000 Song" - 3:56
3. "Away Down the Street" - 4:21
4. "Yvonne Gets Dumped" - 3:16
5. "Mr. Lucky" - 2:42
6. "Point of Desire" - 4:32
7. "Goodbye Reprise #54" - 3:54
8. "Tell Yourself" - 4:03
9. "When Your Love Is Gone" - 4:19
10. "Heavenly Smile" - 1:58
11. "Broken Glass" - 4:23
12. "Hold on to Your Love" - 2:21
13. "Restless Stranger" - 4:04
14. "How Low? " - 4:23
15. "I'm in Heaven Now" - 3:51

Personnel

• Mark Eitzel - vocals
• Dan Pearson - bass
• Vudi - guitar
• Matt Norelli - drums
• Brad Johnson - Keyboards
• Bobby Neel Adams - photography

References