title: Massachusetts (Scud Mountain Boys album)
text: # Massachusetts (Scud Mountain Boys album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Robert Christgau | |
  | The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
  | Entertainment Weekly | A− |
  | Los Angeles Times | |
  
  Massachusetts is the third studio album by American alternative country group Scud Mountain Boys. Released in 1996 on Sub Pop, Massachusetts was recorded and mixed at Studio .45 in Hartford, Connecticut, except for the track "Grudge ****", which was recorded on a four track at home.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album an "excellent alternative country epic." Entertainment Weekly wrote: "With songs of drunken regret and clear-eyed desperation that are closer to John Cheever than George Jones, the album’s slyly beautiful melodies and parched entreaties have the bracing chill of a Nor’east wind." Spin called it an "all-depression alt-country gem." Trouser Press deemed it "an atmospheric marvel — fully arranged, languidly delivered and occasionally branded by artful lead-guitar electricity."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Joe Pernice, except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Mike Deming - Engineer, Mastering, Organ, Producer
  * Stephen Desaulniers - Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Piano, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  * Thom Monahan - Drums, Engineer, Overdubs, Producer
  * Bob Pernice - Guitar
  * Joe Pernice - Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Vocals
  * Paul Rocha - Piano
  * Tom Shea - Drums, Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Producer
  * Bruce Tull - Guitar (Electric), Pedal Steel, Photography, Producer
  * Steve Wytas - Mastering
  