...Burn, Piano Island, Burn

...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
Studio album by The Blood Brothers
Released March 18, 2003
Recorded April–June 2002 at Standard Electric Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Genre Post-hardcore
Experimental rock
Art punk
Length 47:46
Label Reincarnate Music, V2 Records
Producer Ross Robinson
The Blood Brothers chronology
March on Electric Children
(2002)
...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
(2003)
Crimes
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (9.1/10)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]
Stylus Magazine [5]

...Burn, Piano Island, Burn is the third full-length studio album by the American post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers, released in March 2003. Produced by Ross Robinson, the album was recorded over two months with a roughly $25,000 budget [6] and serves as the band's first major label album, bringing them the attention of the mainstream media. The album drew much critical praise earning a score of 82 on metacritic[1], and is considered by many to be their finest effort.[7]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Blood Brothers. 

No. Title Length
1. "Guitarmy"   0:39
2. "Fucking's Greatest Hits"   2:59
3. "Burn, Piano Island, Burn"   3:48
4. "Every Breath Is a Bomb"   4:45
5. "Ambulance vs. Ambulance"   2:52
6. "USA Nails"   5:11
7. "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon"   4:53
8. "Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade"   4:16
9. "The Salesman, Denver Max"   4:31
10. "I Know Where the Canaries and the Crows Go"   3:26
11. "God Bless You, Blood Thirsty Zeppelins"   4:49
12. "The Shame"   5:34

Re-issue Bonus Tracks[8]

  1. "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon" (Live @ Reading Festival 2005)
  2. "Pink Tarantulas"

Personnel

Performers

Chava Mirel – backing vocals

Production & design

Vinyl Info

1st pressing:

2nd pressing:

3rd pressing:

4th pressing:

5th pressing: 1024 copies

6th pressing: 1604 copies

7th pressing:

Singles

"Ambulance vs. Ambulance" was released on March 11, 2003, as the first single from this album.

References