The Egg (album)

This article is about the Shiner album. For other uses, see The Egg (disambiguation).

The Egg is the fourth studio album by post-hardcore band Shiner.^[4] It was released in 2001 on DeSoto Records.^[5]

The Egg
Studio album by Shiner
Released	October 23, 2001
Recorded	March 2001
Genre	Post-hardcore, math rock
Length	49:09
Label	DeSoto
Producer	J. Robbins[1] Jason Livermore
Shiner chronology
Starless (2000) The Egg (2001) Schadenfreude (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Allen Epley and Shiner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Truth About Cows"		3:21
2.	"Surgery"		3:23
3.	"Play Dead"		3:30
4.	"The Top of the World"		4:11
5.	"The Egg"		5:42
6.	"Andalusia"	Epley, Newton, Shiner	3:56
7.	"Bells and Whistles"		4:12
8.	"The Simple Truth"		7:57
9.	"Spook the Herd"		2:29
10.	"Pills"		4:53
11.	"Stoned"		5:27
Total length:			49:01

Personnel

• Allen Epley – vocals, guitar
• Paul Malinowski – bass guitar, bass synth, engineering
• Jason Gerken – drums
• Josh Newton – guitar, keyboards
• Matt Talbott – keyboards
• J. Robbins – vocals, engineering
• Jason Livermore – engineering