Producer Matthew Ellard Label Bar None Records | Eisenhower(2006) — Release date 7 November 2006 | |
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Released November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) Similar From the Gecko, Angels Come on Time, Does, Live Is My Jumby, Live at Lupo's 6/12/04 |
Even rats the slip
Eisenhower is the fourth studio album and eighth album overall by American indie rock band The Slip. It was released November 7, 2006 on Bar/None Records. It was produced by The Slip and Matthew Ellard (who has also produced for Elliott Smith and Billy Bragg and Wilco) and engineered by Drew Malamud (Stars, Metric).
Contents
- Even rats the slip
- The slip children of december
- Track listing
- Japanese bonus tracks
- The Slip
- Additional musicians
- Technical personnel
- Songs
- References
The album represents a departure for the Boston band, going from their previous jazz-fused to sound to a more streamlined, indie rock sound. It features contributions from Japanese singer Ua, and Chris Seligman from the Canadian indie band Stars.
The song "Even Rats" was featured in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero. Live versions of "Children of December" and "If One of Us Should Fall" were previously released on Live at Lupo's 6/12/04, and another live version of the latter was on Alivelectric. "Children of December" and "Even Rats" were released for the Rock Band video game series through the Rock Band Network on March 4, 2010.
The slip children of december
Track listing
- "Children of December" – 4:49
- "Even Rats" – 5:33
- "If One of Us Should Fall" – 5:26
- "Airplane/Primitive" – 6:55
- "Suffocation Keep" – 5:21
- "First Panda in Space" – 2:20
- "The Soft Machine" – 4:21
- "Life in Disguise" – 3:45
- "Mothwing Bite" – 3:29
- "The Original Blue Air" – 2:24
- "Paper Birds" – 8:19
Japanese bonus tracks
- "Airplane/Primitive (feat. UA)"
- "Airplane/Primitive (feat. UA)" *Radio Edit
- "Lonely Boy"
The Slip
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Songs
1Children of December4:49
2Even Rats5:33
3If One of Us Should Fall5:26