Goddamned

Sometimes you can tell a lot about a record by its thank-you list. Does it read like the label's org chart? Is it typed or handwritten? Are there typos? Does it, like the one included in gay troubadour Jay Brannan's debut Goddamned, begin by insisting that the artist not be held responsible for any omissions, as it was coerced "at gunpoint," before launching into a conspicuously alphabetized cascade of friends and influences?

Don't let the innocuous intro fool you: I haaaaaaaate this record. Explosions and criticisms at Slant.