Recorded 2005–2006 XYX
(2005) Winter Child
(2006) Release date 12 September 2006 Genre Alternative rock | Length 43:08 Artist Matt Duke Label Mad Dragon Records | |
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Released September 12, 2006 (US) Studio Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Shinebox (Greenwich Village, NYC) Winter Child
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(2008) Producers Jim Klein, Stewart Lerman, Steuart Smith People also search for Kingdom Underground, One Day Die, singer/songwriter, The Phoenix | ||
Winter Child is the first studio album of American singer/songwriter Matt Duke. It was released by the student-run record label Mad Dragon in the US on September 12, 2006, and distributed by Ryko Distribution.
Contents
History
After the production of Mad Dragon's first compilation album, XYX, which featured Duke, Mad Dragon asked Duke sign a deal to produce a full-length album. Production for the album began thereafter and continued for the next year and a half. The original producer of the album was Jim Klein, a professor and director of the Mad Dragon program, but disagreements during production lead Duke to switch production to Stewart Lerman and Steuart Smith at the Shinebox Studio in New York. A student-produced music video was made for the song "Oysters" and the audio CD was released as an enhanced CD that featured an electronic press kit.
Theme and lyrical content
Winter Child uses literary inspirations as a basis for some songs. The title track is a reference to the Ernest Hemingway short story Hills Like White Elephants and the song "Listen To Your Window" takes inspiration from John Banville.
Track listing
All songs written by Matt Duke.
Musicians
Production
Songs
1Oysters3:57
2Don't Ask (For Too Much)3:28
3The Love We'll Never Know2:20