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{{Infobox album
| name = A Pox on the Pioneers
| type = studio
| artist = [[Andrew Weatherall]]
| cover = AWeatherall_Pox.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|09|21}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=17}}
| label = [[Rotters Golf Club]]
| producer = [[Andrew Weatherall]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Convenanza
| next_year = 2016
}}
'''''A Pox on the Pioneers''''' is the debut solo studio album by [[Andrew Weatherall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/andrew-weatherall-2-1304481|title=Primal Scream collaborator Andrew Weatherall to release solo album|website=[[NME]]|first=Jamie|last=Fullerton|date=12 August 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224144643/https://www.nme.com/news/music/andrew-weatherall-2-1304481|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released through [[Rotters Golf Club]] on 21 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2009/07/31/weatheralls-debut-lp-is-a-pox-on-the-pioneers/|title=Weatherall's debut LP is 'A Pox On The Pioneers'|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|first=|last=|date=31 July 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224144644/https://www.factmag.com/2009/07/31/weatheralls-debut-lp-is-a-pox-on-the-pioneers/|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/10886|title=Andrew Weatherall unveils A Pox On The Pioneers|website=[[Resident Advisor]]|first=|last=|date=3 August 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224144643/https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/10886|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| ADM = 6.6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/36/Andrew-Weatherall-A-Pox-on-the-Pioneers.aspx|title=A Pox on the Pioneers by Andrew Weatherall|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224144645/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/36/Andrew-Weatherall-A-Pox-on-the-Pioneers.aspx|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]''
| rev1score = 6/10<ref name=factmag>{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2009/09/23/andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers/|title=Andrew Weatherall: A Pox on the Pioneers|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|first=Louise|last=Brailey|date=23 September 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218092721/https://www.factmag.com/2009/09/23/andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers/|archive-date=18 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev2score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers-rotters-golf-club-1794092.html|title=Album: Andrew Weatherall, A Pox on the Pioneers, (Rotters Golf Club)|website=[[The Independent]]|first=Simon|last=Price|date=27 September 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224145759/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers-rotters-golf-club-1794092.html|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The List (magazine)|The List]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=list>{{cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/21321-andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-pioneers/|title=Andrew Weatherall - A Pox on Pioneers|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|first=David|last=Pollock|date=2 October 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416035550/http://www.list.co.uk/article/21321-andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-pioneers/|archive-date=16 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/andrew-weatherall/10840|title=Album review: Andrew Weatherall - 'A Pox On The Pioneers' (Rotters Golf Club)|website=[[NME]]|first=Tony|last=Naylor|date=27 September 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001223713/http://www.nme.com/reviews/andrew-weatherall/10840|archive-date=1 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Quietus]]''
| rev5score = favorable<ref name=thequietus>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/02838-andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers-album-review|title=Andrew Weatherall|website=[[The Quietus]]|first=Iain|last=Moffat|date=30 September 2009|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/a-pox-on-the-pioneers|title=A Pox On The Pioneers|website=[[Record Collector]]|first=Joe|last=Duhig|date=November 2009|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228101654/https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/a-pox-on-the-pioneers|archive-date=28 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
David Pollock of ''[[The List (magazine)|The List]]'' wrote, "With Weatherall himself singing as if from the heart of a smoke-filled room (and perhaps he was), the album explores dancehall, ambient dub, electro and post-punk in building an atmospheric soundtrack for the city at night."<ref name=list/> Iain Moffat of ''[[The Quietus]]'' called it "the most song-based work of his career."<ref name=thequietus/> Meanwhile, Louise Brailey of ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' commented that "''A Pox on the Pioneers'' is an idiosyncratic and surprising debut at best – I expected something more."<ref name=factmag/>
''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' placed it at number 9 on the "Top 40 Albums of 2009" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/top-40-albums-of-2009-pt2|title=Top 40 Albums of 2009 pt.2|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=|last=|date=2 December 2009|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224160157/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/top-40-albums-of-2009-pt2|archive-date=24 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Andrew Weatherall]] and Steve Boardman, except where noted
| title1 = Fail We May, Sail We Must
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Privately Electrified
| length2 = 5:35
| title3 = Miss Rule
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Selective Walking
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Liar with Wings
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Let's Do the 7 Again
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = A Pox on the Pioneers
| writer7 = {{hlist|Weatherall|Boardman|Chris Mackin}}
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = All the Little Things (That Make Life Worth Living)
| length8 = 4:54
| title9 = Built Back Higher
| writer9 = {{hlist|Weatherall|Boardman|[[Keith Tenniswood]]}}
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Walk of Shame
| length10 = 6:25
| total_length = 44:17
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Expanded edition bonus tracks
| title11 = Stalker
| length11 = 3:04
| title12 = Fall We May, Dub We Must
| length12 = 6:29
| total_length = 53:55
}}
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|type=booklet|title=A Pox on the Pioneers|first=Andrew|last=Weatherall|author-link=Andrew Weatherall|publisher=[[Rotters Golf Club]]|date=2009|id=RGCCD017}}</ref>
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* [[Andrew Weatherall]] – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion
* Steve Boardman – programming, keyboards, drums, percussion
* Chris Mackin – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
* Tim Fairplay – guitar, bass guitar
* Chris Harris – guitar
* [[Keith Tenniswood]] – guitar (9)
* [[Bobby Gillespie]] – backing vocals
* Sophie Braithewaite – backing vocals
* Luke Mclean – artwork
{{Div col end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/andrew-weatherall-interview|title=Andrew Weatherall Interview|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Matthew|last=Bennett|date=14 September 2009|access-date=24 February 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2009/10/12/interview-andrew-weatherall/|title=Interview: Andrew Weatherall (page 1 of 2)|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|first=Hanoi|last=Jane|date=12 October 2009|access-date=24 February 2020}}
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|187858|A Pox on the Pioneers}}
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