Ten Silver Drops
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Ten Silver Drops is the name of the second full-length album by the American
rock band
The Secret Machines
. It was released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store on February 28, 2006, while the street date
for the CD
was April 25, 2006. The first single
from the album, "Alone, Jealous and Stoned", was released in the UK
on January 16, 2006, and in the U.S. shortly thereafter. On January 29, 2006 Ten Silver Drops leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single in the UK.
with:
United States
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rock band
Rock Band
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The Secret Machines
The Secret Machines
The Secret Machines are a three-piece American alternative rock band. Originally from Dallas, Texas before moving to New York City, they describe their band as space rock. The original lineup consisted of two brothers, Brandon and Benjamin Curtis, and Josh Garza...
. It was released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store on February 28, 2006, while the street date
Street date
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for the CD
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was April 25, 2006. The first single
Single (music)
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from the album, "Alone, Jealous and Stoned", was released in the UK
United Kingdom
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on January 16, 2006, and in the U.S. shortly thereafter. On January 29, 2006 Ten Silver Drops leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single in the UK.
Track listing
- All tracks written by Secret Machines.
- "Alone, Jealous and Stoned" – 6:46
- "All at Once (It's Not Important)" – 4:37
- "Lightning Blue Eyes" – 5:31
- "Daddy's in the Doldrums" – 8:23
- "I Hate Pretending" – 5:15
- "Faded Lines" – 4:59
- "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible" – 5:00
- "1,000 Seconds" – 5:15
Personnel
- Brandon CurtisBrandon CurtisBrandon Curtis is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock band The Secret Machines. Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, he was friends with Tim, Mark, and Brian of Tripping Daisy, as well as members of The Flaming Lips and The Chainsaw Kittens. Brandon and his brother Benjamin moved to...
- Vocals, Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Benjamin CurtisBenjamin Curtis (musician)Benjamin Curtis is an American guitarist. He is a member of School of Seven Bells, in which he sings and plays instruments in addition to guitar. Benjamin was the guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band The Secret Machines until March 2007, when, according to the band's website, he left to...
- 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...
, Backing Vocals - Josh GarzaJosh GarzaJosh Garza is the drummer for the New York based rock band The Secret Machines. Originally from the Dallas, Texas area, Garza formed the band with brothers Ben and Brandon Curtis....
- 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 ....
with:
- Alejandra Deheza: Vocals on "Faded Lines"
- Garth HudsonGarth HudsonEric Garth Hudson is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist. As the organist, keyboardist and saxophonist for Canadian-American rock group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound...
: AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
on "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible"