The third Afghan Whigs album, 1992's CONGREGATION, turns on one clear thematic axis: relationships going bad. CONGREGATION's emotional terrain covers the straits between man and heroin ("I'm Her Slave") and those between men and women. Varying the Sub Pop "grunge" formula, the Whigs stretch their wings musically, including several clean-sounding slow songs. If not for the subject matter, these could probably be called ballads.
01 Her against me - :47 02 I'm her slave - 2:59 03 Turn on the water - 4:18 04 Conjure me - 4:03 05 Kiss the floor - 4:00 06 Congregation - 4:27 07 This is my confession - 3:13 08 Dedicate it - 3:22 09 The temple - 4:06 10 Let me lie to you - 4:36 11 Tonight - 3:41 12 [untitled track] - 5:06