| Great Escape | ||||
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| Studio album by The Rifles | ||||
| Released |
January 26, 2009 Recorded = 2007 - 2008 |
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| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | 679 Recordings | |||
| Producer | Stan Kybert Dave McCracken |
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| ReadJunk.com | [1] |
| Virgin.com | [2] |
Great Escape is the second studio album from The Rifles, which was released on January 26, 2009, after the initial release date of October 13 was delayed.[3] The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations.
The Rifles used Dave Davies' (The Kinks) Konk Studios in Crouch End, Dan Hawkins' (The Darkness) studio Leeders Farm, and "The Pool" in Miloco Studios to record the album.[4]
The working title for the album was The Pavement's Diaries.[5]
The album was released in North America on September 15, 2009, through Nettwerk Music Group.
Contents |
All songs written and composed by The Rifles.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Science in Violence" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "The Great Escape" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Fall to Sorrow" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Sometimes" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Toe Rag" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "History" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Winter Calls" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Out in the Past" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Romeo & Julie" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "The General" | 4:46 |
| 11. | "For the Meantime" | 6:00 |
The song "Science in Violence" was usred in an advertisemnt for MTV2's Dew Tour 2009.
The songs "Romeo & Julie", "Winter Calls" and "Toe Rag" were used in the first epsiode of series three of the TV show Gavin & Stacey.
The cover art for Great Escape can be seen in the commercial for the sixth generation of the iPod Nano.
"Fall to Sorrow" was used in the trailer for the 2010 film The Switch.
"Sometimes" was used in the episode "Kill or Be Killed" of the TV show The Vampire Diaries.
The song "Winter Calls" was used in an Expedia.com TV advertisement.
"The Great Escape" was on the soundtrack to the video game Test Drive Unlimited 2.