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Velvet Raccoon

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Released
  
June 19, 2012

Producer
  
Myles Vlachos

Artist
  
Silent Old Mtns

Label
  
Silent Old Mtns.

Length
  
48:06

Velvet Raccoon (2012)
  
Naked Raccoon (2013)

Release date
  
14 June 2012

Genre
  
Indie folk

Recorded
  
August 2011-March 2012 at The Key Facility, Monrovia, MD

Velvet Raccoon is an LP by American indie rock band Silent Old Mtns, released on June 19, 2012. Recording began in August 2011 with producer Myles Vlachos at the Key Facility in Monrovia, MD, and was finished in March 2012. The album was named after a velvet painting of a raccoon that drummer Pat Acuña purchased at a flea market while living in Nashville, TN. Its lead single, Dead All The Time, was released along with a music video on March 22, 2012. Critical response to Velvet Raccoon was generally positive, receiving an 8/10 when reviewed by Live Music Guide, calling it "...the first step of a visionary band with an honest and original sound." While Muzik Dizcovery's Casey Whitman wrote "Velvet Raccoon is hard to classify and unconventional, but the band has made an enormous leap, blowing away even my high expectations."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ash and Bone" - 3:24
  2. "That Telescope Find" - 5:34
  3. "Under Oak" - 3:10
  4. "You've Got Your Sights On Me Now" - 3:55
  5. "Dead All The Time" - 4:57
  6. "Monsters" - 6:58
  7. "The Most Logical Thing" - 3:32
  8. "Old Man" - 4:05
  9. "Mine To Give" - 5:40
  10. "Pigeons" - 6:51

Personnel

  • Andrew Bromhal - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Samuel Whalen - Banjo, Spoken Word, Vocals
  • Thom Huenger - Piano, Vocals
  • Pat Acuña - Drums, Vocals
  • Steve Younkins - Bass Guitar, Vocals
  • Myles Vlachos - Additional Instrumentation
  • Songs

    1Ash and Bone3:24
    2That Telescope Find5:34
    3Under Oak3:10

    References

    Velvet Raccoon Wikipedia