Serena Maneesh (album)

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Serena Maneesh

Studio album by Serena Maneesh
Released	August 29, 2005 CD December 11, 2005 CD December 20, 2005 LP May 9, 2006 CD May 9, 2006 LP May 23, 2006 LP June 23, 2006 LP/CD June 24, 2006 LP/CD June 26, 2006 LP/CD June 27, 2006 LP/CD
Recorded	April - October 2004
Genre	Shoegazing, Indie Rock, Noise pop
Length	58:16
Label	HoneyMilk Records Hype City Recordings TouchMe Records Playlouder Recordings Remote Control Records Indigo Naïve Records
Producer(s)	Emil Nikolaisen Daniel Smith
All Music Guide link musicOMH.com link Pitchfork (8.6/10) 9/6/05
Serena Maneesh chronology
Zurück (2005)	Serena Maneesh (2005)	Drain Cosmetics (2006)

Serena Maneesh or Serena-Maneesh (Honey020) is the debut self-titled album by Serena Maneesh.

The LP was partly recorded in Steve Albini’s respected Electrical Audio Recordings studio in Chicago as well as in various facilities in New York and Oslo. Contributors to the album include Sufjan Stevens, Martin Bisi (who worked with Sonic Youth and Iggy Pop) and producer Daniel Smith of the Danielson Famile. All tracks are composed by frontman Emil Nikolaisen.

[edit] Track listing

Emil Nikolaisen: vocals, guitar, bass, samples, organ, vibes, drums, piano, harmonium, mellotron, mandolin
Anders Møller: percussion
David Wallumrød: organ
Anders Lidal: flute
Sondre Tristan Midttun: guitar
Lina Holmström: vocals
Eivind Schou: violin
Hilma Nikolaisen: vocals
Håvard Krogedal: cello, organ
Harald Frøland: guitar
Sufjan Stevens: flute, marimba
Inge Svege: harmonica
Hilde Bialach: cello
Samuel Durling: indian vibes
Dag Stiberg: sax
Daniel Smith: backing vocals
Asle Eikrem: tamburin

Hype City has later released a 2-LP vinyl edition featuring two bonus tracks (HCR-011).
Since the band's signing to Beggars Group label Playlouder Recordings in March 2006, the album has become available internationally. The LP (PLAYR4CD) and CD (PLAYR4LP) were re-released in North America in May 2006, and in Europe, in June of the same year.
"Beehiver II" is an alternative version of the "Beehiver" track released in the Fixxations EP in 2002.
"Your Blood in Mine" title was changed to "Your Blood Is Mine" in the international release.
An alternative version of "Saphire Eyes", named "Sapphire Eyes (Serena-Maneesh Refix)" was released as Digital single, as a B-Side of the split SP with American band Blood on the Wall and as part of the Drain Cosmetics single.

Indie music website Pitchfork Media rated the album as one of the Top 50 Albums of 2005 [1]
Norway's national newspaper Dagbladet rated it Norwegian Album of the Year [2] (6/12/2005)
American AMG (All Music Guide) has rated the LP 4.5/5 which is the second possible best note after the exceptional 5/5 2005.
Eardrums interview: Emil Nikolaisen from Serena Maneesh, about the S/T album (June 17th, 2005)]

"Un-Deux" is French for "One-Two".
A limited number of mislabeled vinyls were released by Hype City. This collector first print is known as "NAH-MANEESH" and is in circulation since February 2006.