Hideout is the third album by San Francisco

San Francisco, California

San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...

-based indie rock band Film School

Film School (band)

Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from San Francisco, California.-History:The band was formed in the late-1990s by lead singer Greg Bertens [aka Krayg Burton]. Initially the band only consisted of Bertens working with members of Fuck and Pavement when they released their debut album...

, released on September 11, 2007. The album features a guest appearance by Colm O'Ciosoig

Colm O'Ciosoig

Colm Ó Cíosóig is the drummer and a founding member of London-based, Irish Shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine.-My Bloody Valentine:...

 from My Bloody Valentine. The album takes its name from a lyric in opening track "Dear Me."

The first single from the album was "Dear Me", released as a digital download and on promo-only 7" vinyl (with different B-sides each) to coincide with the album's release.

The album was recorded with Dan Long

Dan Long

Dan Long is an Australian music producer from santas workshop, recording engineer, and mixer. With Alex Lipsen and Scott Norton, he founded Headgear Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where artists such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, David Bowie, Son Volt, and The All-American Rejects...

 and mixed by Phil Ek

Phil Ek

Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Around this time, Ek was frequently working with...

.

The album sold 900 copies in its first week. http://indiehq.com/2007/09/19/independent-sales-chart-9-19-07/#more-639

The album has a unknown track hidden in the pregap of track 1.

Track listing

1. "Dear Me" – 5:02
2. "Lectric" – 4:11
3. "Meanmedian Mode" – 0:16
4. "Sick Hipster Nursed by Suicide Girl" – 5:58
5. "Must Try Easier" – 1:02
6. "Two Kinds" – 3:58
7. "Capitalized I" – 5:08
8. "Go Down Together" – 4:30
9. "Compare" – 3:43
10. "Florida" – 5:10
11. "Blizzard Scout" – 2:08
12. "Plots and Plans" – 4:50
13. "What I Meant to Say" – 3:23

Singles

• "Dear Me" (  promo-only 7" vinyl) (August 28, 2007)
  1. "Dear Me" (Edit) – 4:11
  2. "March Hike" – 3:34
• "Dear Me" ( digital download) (October 15, 2007)
  1. "Dear Me" (Edit) – 4:11
  2. "Waste My Time" – 4:19