Shiny
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Shiny is the debut album from Johannesburg
-based indie pop
band The Bang
. The album was released in September 2005. The album's cover art was designed by Daniel Levi
, who has directed music videos for Interpol (band)
and Massive Attack
. The title Shiny is a reference to Grant Lee Buffalo
's album Fuzzy
.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
-based indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band The Bang
The Bang
The Bang is a South African Indie pop band from Johannesburg, South Africa. The band presently consists of Joshua Gregg ; Brad Kallenbach ; Gad de Combes ; Stefan Lawrence ; Barry Sherman -History:The Bang was formed in...
. The album was released in September 2005. The album's cover art was designed by Daniel Levi
Daniel Lévi
Daniel Lévi , is a French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.-Biography:Daniel Lévi was born in Constantine, French Algeria. He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and...
, who has directed music videos for Interpol (band)
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
and Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
. The title Shiny is a reference to Grant Lee Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California, consisting of Grant-Lee Phillips , Paul Kimble and Joey Peters . All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque.-Career:...
's album Fuzzy
Fuzzy (album)
Released in 1993, Fuzzy is the debut album by Los Angeles rock group Grant Lee Buffalo. Called "The best album of the year hands down" by R.E.M's Michael Stipe, "Fuzzy would galvanize the sound of Grant Lee Buffalo, i.e., the acoustic feedback howl of overdriven 12-string guitars, melodic...
.
Track listing
- "Shiny" – 5:10
- "Benny Butler" – 4:44
- "Lazy Bones" – 3:56
- "Ballad Of The Lemon Man" – 4:00
- "Spring Song" – 3:35
- "Johnny's In Love With You" – 3:47
- "Summer Song" – 2:27
- "Bride Of Shiny" – 1:45
- "Fear Of Gravity" – 3:45
- "Talk To The Trees" – 4:51
- "Illusion" – 6:39
Additional Performers
- Joshua Gregg - Mandolin, Harmonica, Piano, Wurlitzer, Percussion
- Adrian Levi - Keyboards, Bass on "Shiny" and Illusion
- Jonathan Neaves - Drums on "Shiny"
- Dan Selsick - Tuba on "Talk to the Trees"
- Leonie Van Wyk - Violin
- Eriel Huang - Violin
- Willie Barend v/d Walt - Violin
- Maria Kolan - Violin
- Siobhan Lloyd-Jones - Violin
- Anna Cecilia Engelbrecht - Viola
- Amore Steyn - Viola
- Pierre du Toit - Cello
- Jacco Viljoen - Cello
- Cobus du Toit - Flute
- Sophia Welz - Bassoon
- Hendrik Coetzee - Oboe
- Daniel Beaver-Seitz - Bass on "Bride of Shiny"
Additional Credits
- "Bride Of Shiny" arranged and conducted by Dan Selsick
- Strings on "Lazy Bones" arranged by Joshua Gregg
- Strings on "Fear Of Gravity" arranged and conducted by Dan Selsick. Assistant: Hugh Davison