Mi Media Naranja

1997 studio album by Labradford

Mi Media Naranja

Studio album by

Labradford

Released

October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)

Studio

Sound of Music Recording Studios (Richmond, Virginia)

Genre

Post-rock^[1]

Length

43:13

Label

Blast First
Kranky

Producer

Claire Lewis

Labradford chronology

Labradford
(1996)

Mi Media Naranja
(1997)

E Luxo So
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
NME	8/10^[3]
Pitchfork	8.9/10^[4]

Mi Media Naranja ("My Better Half" in Spanish) is the fourth studio album by American post-rock band Labradford. It was released on October 13, 1997 by Blast First and on November 19, 1997 by Kranky.^[5]^[6]

In 2016, Fact placed Mi Media Naranja at number eight on its list of the best post-rock albums of all time.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carter Brown, Robert Donne and Mark Nelson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"S"	6:19
2.	"G"	4:00
3.	"WR"	5:50
4.	"C"	6:23
5.	"I"	4:59
6.	"V"	6:24
7.	"P"	9:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Mi Media Naranja liner notes.^[7]

Labradford

Carter Brown – keyboards
Robert Donne – bass guitar
Mark Nelson – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

Chris Johnston – violin
Ulysses Kirksey – violin

Production and design

Labradford – recording, mixing
Claire Lewis – production
John Morand – recording, mixing
N. Terry – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Kranky	CD, LP	krank 023
United Kingdom	1997	Blast First	CD, LP	BFFP 144

References

^ ^a ^b Bowe, Miles; Horner, Al; Lobenfeld, Claire; Ravens, Chal; Twells, John; Welsh, April Clare; Wilson, Scott (April 20, 2016). "The 30 best post-rock albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Mi Media Naranja – Labradford". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ Smith, Mat (October 25, 1997). "Labradford – Mi Media Naranja". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Labradford: Mi Media Naranja". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "Mi Media Naranja by Labradford". Apple Music. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "KRANK 023 – Labradford, 'Mi Media Naranja'". Brainwashed. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^ Mi media naranja (booklet). Labradford. Chicago, Illinois: Kranky. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)