Vessels (album)

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Vessels

Studio album by Wolf & Cub

Released

September 2nd 2006 in Australia

March 6th 2007 in UK & USA

Recorded

2005-2006

Genre

Psychedelic, Funk

Length

46:05

Label

Dot Dash, 4AD, Remote Control

Producer

Tony Doogan, Matt Hills, Wolf & Cub

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link
Blunt Sep 06
Pitchfork Media (5.2/10) [1]
Playboy Magazine (7.5/10) link
Sound Generator (8/10) link
Spin Mar 2007, p.99
Vice link
Urb (9/10) Mar 2007, p.98
Zoo Weekly August 28th

Wolf & Cub chronology

Steal their Gold
(2005)

Vessels
(2006)

Singles from Vessels

"This Mess"
Released: March 13, 2007
"March of Clouds"
Released: April 28, 2007

Vessels is the first full length album from psychedelic rock group Wolf & Cub. It was recorded in Adelaide, Australia from April 2005 and completed in 2006. The album was mixed by producer Tony Doogan after lead singer Joel Byrne travelled to Scotland for 3 weeks. Tony Doogan has previously worked with artists such as Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Super Furry Animals, Dirty Pretty Things and The Mountain Goats. The album was mastered by Greg Calbi in New York. Vessels features nine completely new tracks from the band and a reworking of their earlier single "Steal Their Gold”.

Vessels is released on Dot Dash in Australia and on the 4AD label (home of TV on the Radio, Pixies, Breeders, Thievery Corporation, The Mountain Goats) elsewhere in the world. ^[1]

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Acclaim
4 Editions
5 References

[edit] Track listing

Music by Wolf & Cub. Words by Joel Byrne.

"Vessels" – 6:42
"This Mess" – 3:48
"Rozalia Bizarre" – 3:37
"Hammond" – 3:55
"March of Clouds" – 4:14
"Kingdom" – 7:26
"Seeds of Doubt" – 3:55
"Conundrum" – 5:01
"Steal their Gold" – 4:26
"Vultures, part 2, section 2" – 2:53

[edit] Personnel

Joel Byrne - vox, guitars, keys
Thomas Mayhew - bass
Joel Carey - drums/percussion
Adam Edwards - drums/percussion
Matt Hills - producer
Tony Doogan - mixing, additional production, recording
Greg Calbi - mastering
Monica Queen - backing vocals

[edit] Acclaim

The album was The Drum Media's 5th most favoured album of 2006 as decided by over 20 reviewers. Internet publication and magazine, Mess + Noise, voted Vessels' album artwork as the best of 2006.^[2] The album was bestowed Album of the Week by popular alternative radio station Triple J in September.