Flick the Vs
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Flick the Vs is a studio album by Scottish
singer-songwriter
King Creosote
, released on April 20, 2009 on Domino Records and Fence Records
.
A limited edition version of the album includes a five-track bonus disc.
The Fence Collective official website wrote the following upon release:
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
King Creosote
King Creosote
Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
, released on April 20, 2009 on Domino Records and Fence Records
Fence Records
Fence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
.
A limited edition version of the album includes a five-track bonus disc.
The Fence Collective official website wrote the following upon release:
The King returns with his millionth album, and comeback for Domino, Flick The Vs. Ten tracks teaming with dry wit, suave one liners, stunning poise, great hair and a nice ass - all held together by that voice, accordion, guitar and drum machines. Produced by Paul SavagePaul SavagePaul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...
at Chem19, and recorded with Jon Hopkins, The Earlies, Steve Mason and some Fence Collective chums - it's got everything that you could possibly want from a King Creosote record but were afraid to dream of.
Track listing
All songs by Kenny Anderson, except where noted.- "No One Had it Better"
- "Two Frocks at a Wedding"
- "Camels Swapped for Wives"
- "No Way She Exists"
- "Fell an Ox"
- "Coast on By" (Anderson/Steve Mason)
- "Nothing Rings True"
- "Curtain Craft"
- "Rims"
- "Saw Circular Prowess"
Bonus disc
Songs written by the Fence Collective, except where noted.- "Here On My Own"
- "Diamantina Drover" (Hugh MacDonald)
- "Admission #9"
- "I Awoke"
- "I Believe It's True"
Personnel
- King CreosoteKing CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
- vocals, guitar, electric bass, keyboards, percussion, accordion, synths, piano, harmonium, mandolin, hammer dulcimer - OTF - drums (tracks 1 and 3), drum machines (track 9)
- The Janitor - drums, drum machines (track 2), percussion (track 1)
- Captain Geeko - African drums (tracks 2 and 3), drums (tracks 3 and 9)
- Le Baron Rouge - electric bass (track 2)
- Albany - samples (track 2)
- Sorren's Dad - double bass (tracks 3 and 9)
- Young Richard - drums (tracks 4, 8 and 10), xylophone (track 8)
- Young Neil - electric bass (tracks 4, 8 and 10), electric guitar (tracks 4 and 10), violas (track 10)
- Von Supponatime - Moog synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
(track 4), piano (tracks 8 and 10), organ (track 10) - Nicolai Chestikov - baritone sax (tracks 4 and 8)
- Steve Mason - drum machines, loops (track 5), drums, keyboards, vocals (track 6)
- Jon HopkinsJon HopkinsJon Hopkins is a London-based producer and musician who writes and performs his own melodic electronica and dance music. After starting his career performing keyboard for Imogen Heap, he's produced or contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes, and others...
- keyboards, xylophone, piano (track 5) - Gaz - tuba (track 8)
- Pip Dylan - gitanjo (track 9)
- Paul SavagePaul SavagePaul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...
- producer, engineer, mixing