Bishop Allen & The Broken String
| Bishop Allen and the Broken String | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 24, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Justin Rice, Christian Rudder | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (3.5/5)[1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10)[2] |
| Rockfeedback | (4.0/5)[3] |
Bishop Allen and the Broken String is the second full-length album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was released on July 24, 2007.
Ten of the twelve tracks are re-workings of selections from the 12 EP project the band did in 2006.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Monitor" – 3:42
- "Rain" – 3:36
- "Click, Click, Click, Click" – 3:08
- "The Chinatown Bus" – 3:22
- "Flight 180" – 5:10
- "Like Castanets" – 3:17
- "Butterfly Nets" – 3:12
- "Shrinking Violet" – 1:51
- "Corazon" – 4:21
- "Middle Management" – 2:43
- "Choose Again" – 3:12
- "The News from Your Bed" – 2:45
Many uncommon instrumental arrangements are found in The Broken String, such as "Butterfly Nets" (ukulele, saxophone) or "Shrinking Violets" (banjo, oboe).
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1078475
- ^ "Bishop Allen: Bishop Allen & the Broken String: Pitchfork Record Review". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "| RFB".
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