| The King in Yellow | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Dead Milkmen |
| Cover: | Dead Milkmen - The King in Yellow.jpg |
| Released: | March 19, 2011 |
| Recorded: | November–December 2010 |
| Genre: | Punk rock, alternative rock |
| Length: | 43:28 |
| Label: | Self-released |
| Prev Title: | Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection) |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Pretty Music for Pretty People |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
The King in Yellow is the ninth studio album by the Dead Milkmen.[1] It was their first studio album in 16 years.[2] It was released digitally on the band's website in 2011; a CD release followed shortly thereafter.[3] [4]
The band started working on new material after their reunion in 2008.[5] [6] The album was recorded in two weekend sessions in November and December 2010 at South Street Sounds and Miner Street Studios. In February 2011, the album was mixed at Miner Street Studios by Brian McTear.
The Chicago Reader wrote: "Their jangled guitars, their bitingly witty lyrics, their snotty Philly accents, their playful and iconoclastic version of hardcore—a reminder of a time when it actually had a sense of humor—make it clear what you've been missing in the years since."[7]