Promises, Promises (Die! Die! Die! album)
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Promises, Promises is the second full-length album
by New Zealand
trio Die! Die! Die!
.
It was produced by Shayne Carter
, member of New Zealand bands Straitjacket Fits
and more recently Dimmer; Engineered by Kevin McMahoon and mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk
. The cover art was designed and hand sewn by Mark Rutledge.
It was released on 8 October 2007 on Tardus in New Zealand and has an unconfirmed release date for Australia on Etch and Sketch. The album is to be released in the USA and Canada on 5 February via SAF records.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
trio Die! Die! Die!
Die! Die! Die!
Die! Die! Die! is a noise pop/punk three-piece from Dunedin, New Zealand, formed in late 2003 and signed to Flying Nun Records.Their self-titled album Die! Die! Die! was released in 2005 in New Zealand, with an international release soon after. It was recorded in Chicago's Electrical Audio by...
.
It was produced by Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
, member of New Zealand bands Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
and more recently Dimmer; Engineered by Kevin McMahoon and mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk
Masterdisk
Masterdisk is an audio mastering and multimedia company in New York City, located on West 45th Street in Manhattan. They provide production services such as audio mastering, vinyl cutting and enhanced CD and DVD production....
. The cover art was designed and hand sewn by Mark Rutledge.
It was released on 8 October 2007 on Tardus in New Zealand and has an unconfirmed release date for Australia on Etch and Sketch. The album is to be released in the USA and Canada on 5 February via SAF records.
Track listing
All songs by Andrew Wilson, Michael Prain, Lachlan Anderson, except track 13, by Die! Die! Die! & H. Oliver.- "Blinding" – 3:01
- "Britomart Sunset" – 2:17
- "Sideways Here We Come" – 4:32
- "Death to the Last Romantic" – 2:33
- "Whitehorses" – 4:41
- "A.T.T.I.T.U.D." – 2:56
- "Maybe: Definitely" – 2:27
- "People Talk" – 3:29
- "Promises, Promises" – 1:54
- "Hold Me" – 3:03
- "ECHOECHO" – 2:54
- "Throw a Fit" – 1:51
- "Blue Skies" – 3:55
Personnel
- Andrew Wilson – lead vocals, 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...
s - Lachlan Anderson - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Michael Prain – 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 ....