The Hope That Kills You is a studio album by the band Palm Springs

Palm Springs (band)

Palm Springs is a Brighton-based independent British rock band. Established in 2004 with "a firm DIY ethic - put off today what you can do tomorrow and persevere without instructions or guidance," the band writes, records and releases records through their own label Random Acts Of...

. It is the band's second long-playing record, featuring earlier singles "I Start Fires" (2007), "Blood and Water" (2008) and "Free Atlas" (2009).

Track listing

1. "I Start Fires
   I Start Fires
   "I Start Fires" is the title of a song and included as the A-side of a 7" single by the British band Palm Springs.The fourth single by the band, "I Start Fires" was described as "the most ambitious and self-confident release to date". It is expected to appear on the band's new LP The Hope That...
   
   " (4:04)
2. "No More Shall We Be" (3:27)
3. "Still Life" (3:28)
4. "The Constellation" (3:45)
5. "Free Atlas
   Free Atlas
   "Free Atlas" is the title of a song, included as the A-side of a 7" single by the British band Palm Springs....
   
   " (3:36)
6. "Taint And Trespass" (3:09)
7. "Candy Milk" (4:12)
8. "Blood And Water" (3:55)
9. "The Harm Still Hidden" (3:40)
10. "There Is Nothing Left To Love" (4:16)
11. "Bury Me Not" (5:56)

Personnel

All tracks on the album were written and performed by Cane and Russo with the following additional personnel:

• Grant Allardyce - drums
  Drum kit
  A 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 ....
  
   on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11; percussion on track 2
• Jane Bartholomew - backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
  A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
  
   on tracks 2, 9 and 10
• Ellie Blackshaw - violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
   on tracks 4 and 9
• Neil Cantwell - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A 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...
  
   on track 11; electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An 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...
  
   and percussion on track 7; piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
   on tracks 3-5, 7, 10 and 11
• Sophie Greenhalgh - violin on tracks 2, 4 and 9
• Ros Hanson - viola
  Viola
  The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
  
   on tracks 2, 4 and 9
• Gareth Herrick - backing vocals on track 3
• Mark Jesson - cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
   on tracks 1, 2, 4-11; string arrangements for tracks 2, 4 and 9
• Kah - backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6 and 11
• Johny Lamb – cornet
  Cornet
  The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
  
   and backing vocals on track 3
• Pete Lush
  Things in Herds
  Things in Herds are an English folk duo consisting of Pete Lush and Miss Ping.- History :The band formed in Brighton, U.K in 1999 by founding member and leading composer Lush...
  
   - backing vocals on track 3
• Jeffers Mayo - extra electric guitar on track 1
• Sally Megee - backing vocals on tracks 3, 5 and 11
• Paul Pascoe - backing vocals on tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11; electric bass
  Electric Bass
  Electric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
  
   on tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 11; electric guitar on tracks 4 and 5; harmonium
  Harmonium
  A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
  
   on track 7; Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
  
  on track 4
• Matt Sigley – piano and backing vocals on track 8
• DC Cane – cover photography

External links

• Random Acts Of Vinyl official website