Ex-Maniac
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| Ex-Maniac | ||||
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| Released | 1 March 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Unison | |||
| Producer | Bruce Witkin, Ryan Dorn | |||
| Babybird chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| BBC Online | (Mixed)[1] |
| Sunday Times |   [2] |
| The Times | [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
Ex-Maniac is the fifth studio album by the rock band Babybird released by Unison Records in 2010.[5] The album features Johnny Depp, who is said to be a "long time fan" of the band, playing guitar on "Unloveable" [sic], the first single from the album.[6][7] Depp also directed the video for the single.[8]
The album was produced by Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, who were introduced to Stephen Jones, Babybird's frontman, by Depp.[6][9] The album also features actor the Stephen Graham.[10] The video's plot is an interpretation of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce.[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.
- "Like Them"
- "Drug Time"
- "Failed Suicide Club"
- "Unloveable"
- "Send Me Back My Dreams"
- "For The Rest Of Our Lives"
- "Bastard"
- "Roadside Girl"
- "Black Flowers"
- "Not Good Enough"
- "On The Backseat Of Your Car"
References
- ^ Hocknell, Tom. "Babybird Ex-Maniac Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (28 February 2010). "Babybird: Ex-Maniac". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ Burgess, Kaya (27 February 2010). "Babybird: Ex-Maniac". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ Ex-Maniac (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Ex-Maniac". Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Johnny Depp makes 'cameo appearance' on new Babybird album". NME. London. September 30, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "No Johnny Depp as Babybird plays London comeback gig". NME. London. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Babybird and Johnny Depp continue collaboration". monstersandcritics.com. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- Michaels, Sean (2 October 2009). "Johnny Depp to appear on new Babybird album". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 November 2009. - ^ "Johnny Depp Works With Babybird". MTV. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ Murray, Robin (25 September 2009). "Johnny Depp Directing Babybird?". Clash Music. London. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
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