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Released
  
29 September 2014

Artist
  
The Vaselines

Producer
  
Tony Doogan

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Length
  
33:00

Release date
  
29 September 2014

Label
  
Rosary Music

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Recorded
  
2013-2014, Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow

Similar
  
The Vaselines albums, Alternative rock albums

V for Vaselines is the third studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Vaselines. It was recorded at Castle of Doom studios in Glasgow and was released in the UK on 29 September 2014 and in the US on 7 October 2014 through The Vaselines' own label, Rosary Music.

Contents

The album's sound was partially inspired by the Ramones, after Eugene Kelly went to see a Ramones cover band in Glasgow. Kelly stated that they wanted to "write some really short punk rock songs, just get into people’s ear really straight away, and then get out of there really quickly." McKee was also surrounded by punk music, as her children were discovering the Ramones and The Stooges at the time the album was being made

The first single from the album, "One Lost Year" was released online in June along with the announcement of the album. It was made available to download for free from the band's SoundCloud page. A second single followed in August, "High Tide Low Tide", which was released as a download and on limited edition blue vinyl.

The album's lyrics were inspired by many current events including the death of Margaret Thatcher, the Leveson Inquiry and the popularity of MP3 downloads. The Vaselines have also noted that a seriousness and sense of maturity has developed slightly in their lyrics.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Eugene Kelly/Frances McKee

  1. "High Tide Low Tide" – 3:36
  2. "The Lonely L.P." – 3:37
  3. "Inky Lies" – 3:14
  4. "Crazy Lady" – 2:50
  5. "Single Spies" – 4:22
  6. "One Lost Year" – 3:30
  7. "Earth Is Speeding" – 2:38
  8. "False Heaven" – 3:52
  9. "Number One Crush" – 2:22
  10. "Last Half Hour" – 3:54
  11. "Devil Moon" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 2:55
  12. "Messy Reflection" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:02

Personnel

The Vaselines
  • Eugene Kelly – guitar, vocals
  • Frances McKee – guitar, vocals, keyboards on "The Lonely L.P." and "Inky Lies"
  • Michael McGaughrin – drums
  • Graeme Smillie – bass guitar
  • Francis MacDonald – piano on "Inky Lies", electric piano on "Single Spies"
  • Paul Foley - guitar on "High Tide Low Tide", "Earth Is Speeding" and "False Heaven"
  • Scott Paterson - guitar on "One Lost Year" and "Earth Is Speeding"
  • Stevie Jackson – guitar on "High Tide Low Tide" and "False Heaven"

    • Songs

    1High Tide Low Tide3:35
    2The Lonely LP3:36
    3Inky Lies3:13

    References

    V for Vaselines Wikipedia
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