David Pollock of The List wrote, "With Weatherall himself singing as if from the heart of a smoke-filled room (and perhaps he was), the album explores dancehall, ambient dub, electro and post-punk in building an atmospheric soundtrack for the city at night."[7] Iain Moffat of The Quietus called it "the most song-based work of his career."[9] Meanwhile, Louise Brailey of Fact commented that "A Pox on the Pioneers is an idiosyncratic and surprising debut at best – I expected something more."[5]
Clash placed it at number 9 on the "Top 40 Albums of 2009" list.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andrew Weatherall and Steve Boardman, except where noted
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Fail We May, Sail We Must"
3:54
2.
"Privately Electrified"
5:35
3.
"Miss Rule"
3:35
4.
"Selective Walking"
4:11
5.
"Liar with Wings"
3:55
6.
"Let's Do the 7 Again"
3:41
7.
"A Pox on the Pioneers"
Weatherall
Boardman
Chris Mackin
4:15
8.
"All the Little Things (That Make Life Worth Living)"