Pinkus Abortion Technician

Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album by American rock band Melvins, released on April 20, 2018 through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus,^[1] who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician.

Pinkus Abortion Technician
Studio album by Melvins
Released	April 20, 2018
Studio	Sound of Sirens Studio
Genre	Alternative rock, Southern rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length	37:05
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Melvins
Melvins chronology
A Walk with Love & Death (2017) Pinkus Abortion Technician (2018) Working with God (2021)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Crack Magazine	6/10[4]
Exclaim!	7/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[6]
Metal Hammer	[7]
MetalSucks	[8]
MusicOMH	[9]
Punknews.org	[10]

Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews.^[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 65 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop Moving to Florida"	Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Butthole Surfers	5:20
2.	"Embrace the Rub"	Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker, Josh Klinghoffer	1:40
3.	"Don't Forget to Breathe"	Jeff Pinkus	7:53
4.	"Flamboyant Duck"	Dale Crover, Pinkus	5:46
5.	"Break Bread"	Pinkus	2:34
6.	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:06
7.	"Prenup Butter"	Pinkus, King Buzzo	4:38
8.	"Graveyard"	Butthole Surfers	5:06

Personnel

• King Buzzo – guitar, vocals
• Dale Crover – drums, guitar, vocals, piano
• Steve McDonald – bass, vocals
• Jeff Pinkus – bass, banjo, vocals

with

• Tom Hazelmyer – special guest musician

Additional personnel

• Toshi Kasai – engineer
• Mackie Osborne – cover drawing & layout
• Tom Hazelmyer – clown illustrations