El Producto is the third album by the American alternative rock band Walt Mink, released in 1996. On release, it received a 10/10 rating from Pitchfork Media.
The band promoted the album by touring with Fig Dish.
Trouser Press wrote: "Still one of the most imaginative extreme-guitar activists in pop, Kimbrough has likewise expanded his vocal repertoire, adding Beatlesque stylings and a middle register to tether the higher reaches of his eccentric stop-start-hold-rush phrasing." Spin determined that the album's "melodic guitar swirls, sharp syncopation, and helium-sucking vocals keep you guessing what's next." The Indianapolis Star concluded: "Switching fluidly between gentle and roaring temposâÂÂsometimes in the same songâÂÂthis trio reaches levels of melody-writing, energy and performance that are consistently, remarkably high."
Prior to the review's deletion from Pitchforks archives, El Producto was the first album to be given a perfect 10 score from the publication. Founder Ryan Schreiber described the album as "guitar, strings, and John Kimbrough's boyish voice blend[ing] together in what sounds like a serious case of good music."
All songs written by John Kimbrough.