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Fruitbats and Crows

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Recorded
  
2008-2009

Producer
  
Brian O'Shea

Release date
  
5 October 2009

Genres
  
Pop rock, Folk rock

Length
  
46:30

Artist
  
Farryl Purkiss

Label
  
Sheer Sound

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Released
  
October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)

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Fruitbats & Crows is the follow-up to Farryl Purkiss's 2006 self-titled album. In the three years between albums, Purkiss had toured Australia three times, Europe, United States and South Africa. His songs have been used in campaigns by Nissan (Greece), Audi (UK), MTN (South Africa) as well as placement in the film "Adopted" (featuring Pauly Shore). In 2007 he was voted the most popular musician by Heat Magazine (South Africa)

Contents

This album was produced by Brian O'Shea. The album contains 12 new tracks and features international guest musicians such as Ash Grunwald (Australia) and John Ellis (Tree 63).

The album was mixed and engineered by Brent Quinton (except for "Man of Alibi", engineered by Earl Large and co-engineered by Brent Quinton). The album was mastered by Rogan Kelsey.

Track listing

All tracks written by Farryl Purkiss.

Singles

The first single produced from the album was "A Million Grains of Sand". The music video peaked at No. 4 on South African music channel, MK.

Musicians

  • Farryl Purkiss - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kieran Smith - bass guitar
  • Brent Quinton - bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Gareth Gale - drums
  • Ross Campbell - drums
  • Ash Grunwald - slide guitar ("Man of Alibi")
  • John Ellis - electric guitar ("Kissing Devils on the Cheek", "A Million Grains of Sand", "Creeping Up on Me", "Let It Be")
  • Candice Nel - backing vocals ("Kissing Devils on the Cheek", "Monkeys' Wedding")
  • Damon Forbes - backing vocals ("Kissing Devils on the Cheek")
  • Burton Naidoo - keyboards
  • Guy Buttery - acoustic guitar ("Monkeys' Wedding", "No One Left To Blame")
  • Sanjeet Teeluck - Harmonium ("Bleed")
  • FHM - "Fruitbats & Crows completely rules. The music is amazingly listenable, very chilled, lyrically moving and sung by a man who we should export to other countries."
  • Heat Magazine - "How many good tracks? All 12! We listened to this album over and over" "Bless our folky souls - we love this album!
  • Muse Magazine - "Wow, wow and wow again."
  • High-Flyers (South African Airways|SAA Inflight Magazine) - "It seems you don't have to look overseas anymore for music that moves.
  • You Magazine - "Must Listen"
  • Songs

    1Man of Alibi4:39
    2Seraphine3:47
    3Kissing Devils on the Cheek4:10

    References

    Fruitbats & Crows Wikipedia