The Friends of Rachel Worth

The Friends of Rachel Worth is the seventh album by Brisbane indie band The Go-Betweens, released in 2000, 12 years after their sixth, 16 Lovers Lane. For this album, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were joined by all members of American indie rock bands Sleater-Kinney and Quasi as well as new bassist Adele Pickvance. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon at Jackpot! Recording Studio by Larry Crane.

McLennan said, "Rachel felt really natural – it wasn't like Robert and I had separate managers or any of that industry bullshit. We'd always wanted to record in America, too, so that was a real dream. I think it has a really mysterious, otherworldly, 'lost' feel to it."

Reception
The Friends of Rachel Worth received generally positive critical reviews. It holds a score of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing
All music by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan.


 * 1) "Magic in Here" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:52
 * 2) "Spirit" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:59
 * 3) "The Clock" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:06
 * 4) "German Farmhouse" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:51
 * 5) "He Lives My Life" (lyrics, Forster) – 3:58
 * 6) "Heart and Home" (lyrics, McLennan) – 3:13
 * 7) "Surfing Magazines" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:34
 * 8) "Orpheus Beach" (lyrics, McLennan) – 4:48
 * 9) "Going Blind" (lyrics, McLennan) – 2:56
 * 10) "When She Sang About Angels" (lyrics, Forster) – 4:31

Personnel

 * The Go-Betweens
 * Grant McLennan – vocals, guitar
 * Robert Forster – vocals, guitar, organ
 * Adele Pickvance – bass, vocals
 * Janet Weiss – drums, vocals
 * Sam Coomes – keyboards


 * Additional personnel
 * Carrie Brownstein – guitar on "Going Blind"
 * Corin Tucker – vocals on "Going Blind"
 * Brent Arnold – cello
 * Jen Chorowhas – violin