Bring on the Comets
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Bring on the Comets is the third album by VHS or Beta
. It was released on August 28, 2007 on Astralwerks
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, the band's singer and guitarist Craig Pfunder talked about how the music business has changed since the release of their 2004 album, Night on Fire: "As far as the industry, people are buying less and less records. I feel like the trends that happen are short-lived and quick... I try not to think about that or I'll spiral into depression. You go out there and you do the work and you tour and you try to convince people that what you're doing is worthy and real, and they'll judge for themselves."
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VHS or Beta
VHS or Beta is a band originally from Louisville, Kentucky, now based in Brooklyn, NY, that combines elements of rock, house and disco . Their self-released debut EP Le Funk found some success on the charts, but the band became better known in the wake of the 2004 album Night on Fire...
. It was released on August 28, 2007 on Astralwerks
Astralwerks
Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....
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Production
In a February 2007 interview on Blender Magazine OnlineBlender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
, the band's singer and guitarist Craig Pfunder talked about how the music business has changed since the release of their 2004 album, Night on Fire: "As far as the industry, people are buying less and less records. I feel like the trends that happen are short-lived and quick... I try not to think about that or I'll spiral into depression. You go out there and you do the work and you tour and you try to convince people that what you're doing is worthy and real, and they'll judge for themselves."
Track listing
All tracks written by Craig Pfunder, unless otherwise noted.- "Euglama" – 1:08
- "Love in My Pocket" – 3:13
- "She Says" – 3:31
- "Can't Believe a Single Word" – 3:43
- "Burn it All Down" – 3:37
- "Take it or Leave it" – 4:08
- "Alpha Theta" – 0:42 (Mark Palgy)
- "Bring on the Comets" – 4:03 (Mark Guidry/Palgy/Pfunder)
- "Fall Down Lightly" – 4:01 (Guidry/Palgy/Pfunder)
- "We Could Be One" – 5:11 (Guidry/Palgy/Pfunder)
- "Time Stands Still" - 4:05
- "The Stars Where We Came From" - 6:24
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- "Army of None" - 3:38
Personnel
- Carl Broemel – Pedal Steel
- Greg Foley – Design, Cover Art
- Mark Guidry – Drums
- Jim James – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (bckgr)
- Fred Kevorkian – Mastering
- Errol Kolosine – A&R
- Bo Koster – Piano
- Brandon Mason – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Palgy – Bass
- Mark Petaccia – Engineer
- Craig Pfunder – Guitar, Piano, Vocals