Crookt, Crackt, or Fly

Crookt, Crackt, or Fly is the second studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on April 18, 1994 by Drag City.^[2][3] The album was written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, with John McEntire (percussion), Steve Butters (percussion) and Gene Coleman (bass clarinet) also contributing.^[4] It was recorded by Brian Paulson in October 1993 at Kingsize in Chicago.^[4]

Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
Studio album by Gastr del Sol
Released	April 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
Recorded	October 1993
Studio	Kingsize (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre	Post-rock
Length	45:15
Label	Drag City
Gastr del Sol chronology
The Serpentine Similar (1993) Crookt, Crackt, or Fly (1994) Upgrade & Afterlife (1995)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In 2016, Crookt, Crackt, or Fly was ranked at number 17 on Paste's list of the best post-rock albums.^[5] John McEntire's band The Sea and Cake derived their name from his mishearing of the title of the song "The C in Cake".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wedding in the Park"	1:02
2.	"Work from Smoke"	12:30
3.	"Parenthetically"	1:20
4.	"Every Five Miles"	7:49
5.	"Thos. Dudley Ah! Old Must Dye"	2:40
6.	"Is That a Rifle When It Rains?"	1:29
7.	"The C in Cake"	3:36
8.	"The Wrong Soundings"	14:49

All tracks are written by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke.