Something Quite Peculiar

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Length 57:22 Release date 22 May 2007 Genre Alternative rock		Artist The Dear & Departed Label Record Collection

Released May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) Recorded December 2006 (2006-12) Producer Chris Vrenna & Jade Puget Similar Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid, The Black Magic Show, Vagabonds - Kings - Warriors, Music for the People, Streets in the Sky

Something Quite Peculiar is the debut album by The Dear & Departed. The album was released May 22, 2007, on Science Records. It features the single "Tonight's the Night" and a cover of The Church's "Under the Milky Way". It was recorded in November and December 2006 at the Mouse House (Pasadena, CA), Hurley Studio (Costa Mesa, CA) and Chris Vrenna's private studio (Eagle Rock, CA).

Track listing

All tracks written by The Dear & Departed except "Under the Milky Way" by Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson.

B-sides

1. "Day to Day"

2. "If You Say So"

3. "Run Away"

Personnel

Band members

Dan Under – vocals, backing vocals

Simon O'Gorman – guitar

Joel Bourne – drums

Darren Parkinson – guitar

David Williams – bass, backing vocals

Guest musicians

Steven Looker – backing vocals

Anthony Navarro – backing vocals

Matt Baker – keyboards

Dallas Green – vocals on "To Cut a Long Story Short"

Jessica Origliasso – vocals on "Under the Milky Way"

Roxy Buster – vocals on "Bordering on Ordinary" & "Return to Sender".

Isabelle Buster – vocals on "Return to Sender".

Technical staff

Chris Vrenna – producer, engineer

Jade Puget – producer

Kevin Estrada – cover photography

Roc Aguilar – band photography

Scott Wade – art direction & design

Songs

1And We Begin2:29
2I Will Love Again3:02
3Masquerade3:21

References

Something Quite Peculiar Wikipedia

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