This Vital Chapter is the first album from The Panda Band

The Panda Band

The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have a reputation for combining numerous musical genres. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.-Biography:The band originally...

, released in Australia on 8 May 2006 and in the United States on 12 September 2006 - subtitled 'We're Almost Not Even Here'. The album features new recordings of radio favourites "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town" (which reached #73 on Triple J's Hottest 100), "Eyelashes" and the most recent "Ghosts Have The Best Time". The US release, under the Filter US Recordings label, provided a different track listing to the Australian release.

The album was nominated for the Most Popular Album award at the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...

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Following the appearance of the band at SXSW in 2007 and subsequent tour of the United States the album received airplay in various cities across the United States.

Track listing (AUS)

1. "Paragraph 1: Hibernation" – (Crosbie) 0:40
2. "High in Your Saddle" – (Crosbie) 3:19
3. "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town
   Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town
   Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town was the first EP from The Panda Band, released in 2005. The name of the title track is a reference to their home town. "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town" reached #73 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2004 and also won the WAM Song of the Year in 2006, winning 'Pop' category. ...
   
   " – (Crosbie) 3:07
4. "Lovely Shoulders" – (Crosbie) 2:31
5. "Musical Chairs" – (Crosbie) 4:51
6. "Spanish Bride" – (Crosbie) 3:35
7. "A Call to Your Arms" – (Crosbie) 1:42
8. "Ghosts Have the Best Time" – (Crosbie) 2:55
9. "We've Got the Face of the Earth" – (Crosbie) 1:53
10. "The Jaguar" – (Crosbie) 3:15
11. "Eyelashes" – (Crosbie, Namour) 3:42
12. "Signing Off (We're Almost Not Even Here: Part 1)" – (Crosbie, Namour) 6:12

Track listing (US)

1. "Paragraph I: Hibernation" - (Crosbie) 0:38
2. "High in Your Saddle" - (Crosbie) 3:20
3. "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town" - (Crosbie) 3:08
4. "Eyelashes" - (Crosbie, Namour) 3:42
5. "Spanish Bride" - (Crosbie) 3:33
6. "Musical Chairs" - (Crosbie) 4:56
7. "Lovely Shoulders" - (Crosbie) 2:32
8. "A Call to Your Arms" - (Crosbie) 1:42
9. "Ghosts Have the Best Time" - (Crosbie) 2:54
10. "We've Got the Face of the Earth" - (Crosbie) 1:53
11. "The Jaguar" - (Crosbie) 3:19
12. "Signing Off (We're Almost Not Even Here) Part I..." - (Crosbie, Namour) 6:08

The Panda Band

• Christopher Callan
• Stephen Callan
• Damian Robert Crosbie
• David Namour
• Gabriel Nicotra

Additional musicians

• Katy Steele
  Katy Steele
  Katy Steele is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy.-Biography:Katy Steele was born Kate Elizabeth Steele in Perth, Western Australia on 9 September 1983, and has a fraternal twin brother, Jake. She and her brother are the youngest in the family...
  
  - vocals (tracks 7 & 9)
• Shane Pouley - double bass (track 4)
• Shaun Lee-Chen - violin (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 & 12)
• Alex Brogan - viola (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 & 12)
• Tristen Parr - cello, string transcription (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 & 12
• Claire McGowan - tuba (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 & 10)
• James Murphy - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 & 10)
• Melanie Price - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 & 10
• Mark Sprogowski - saxophones, clarinet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 & 10
• Jonathan Fernades - horn transcription (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 & 10)

Reviews

• Treblezine - Terrance Terich (26 September 2006)
• PopMatters - Dan Rapper (18 October 2006)
• OneTimesOne (25 July 2007)
• Filter Magazine

External links

• Australian Music Online - This Vital Chapter