Isolation Party
Encyclopedia
Isolation Party is Tommy Keene
's fifth album, and was released in 1998 by Matador Records
(catalog #OLE 297). It includes a cover version
of Mission of Burma
's "Einstein's Day".
Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...
's fifth album, and was released in 1998 by Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
(catalog #OLE 297). It includes a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller , Clint Conley , Peter Prescott and Martin Swope...
's "Einstein's Day".
Track listing
All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted- "Long Time Missing" – 4:38
- "Getting Out From Under You" – 3:19
- "Take Me Back" – 4:44
- "Never Really Been Gone" – 3:29
- "The World Outside" – 3:21
- "Einstein's Day" – 4:43 (Roger MillerRoger Miller (rock musician)Roger Miller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-founding the groups Mission of Burma and Alloy Orchestra.His main instruments are guitar and piano...
)- Originally recorded by Mission of BurmaMission of BurmaMission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller , Clint Conley , Peter Prescott and Martin Swope...
, 1982
- Originally recorded by Mission of Burma
- "Battle Lines" – 5:11
- "Happy When You're Sad " – 3:31
- "Love Dies Down" – 3:44
- "Tuesday Morning" – 2:37
- "Waiting Without You" – 3:55
- "Weak And Watered Down" – 4:15
- "Twilight's In Town" – 3:38
The band
- Tommy Keene — GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, back-up vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - John RichardsonJohn Richardson (drummer)John Richardson is an American drummer who works in rock and alt-country with such artists as Gin Blossoms, Badfinger and Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett.-Early career:...
— DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Additional musicians
- Jay BennettJay BennettJay Walter Bennett was an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Wilco.-Early life and work with Wilco:...
— OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, acousticSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
and electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Leroy Bocchieri — Bass guitar
- Tom Broeske — Bass guitar
- Jeff MurphyShoes (band)Shoes are an American power pop band, formed in Zion, Illinois, in 1974 by brothers John and Jeff Murphy, and Gary Klebe and incorporating several different drummers over the years including Skip Meyer, Barry Shumaker, Ric Menck, John Richardson, and Jeff Hunter. The Murphy brothers and Klebe were...
— Back-up vocals - Jeff TweedyJeff TweedyJeffrey Scot "Jeff" Tweedy is an American songwriter, musician and leader of the band Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band The Plebes with high school friend Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit...
— Back-up vocals - Jesse ValenzuelaJesse ValenzuelaJesse Valenzuela was the original vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms when it was formed in 1987. In 1988, he switched roles with the band's new guitarist, Robin Wilson. He continued to be a member until the band's breakup in 1997, and reunited with the rest of the group in 2002...
— Back-up vocals
Production
- Jay Bennett — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
- Brendan Gamble — Engineer
- Jeff Murphy — Engineer
- Jon Pines — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
- Adam Schmitt — Editing, mastering