''o'' (Tilly and the Wall album)
| o | ||||
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| Studio album by Tilly and the Wall | ||||
| Released |
June 17, 2008 July 22, 2008 (LP)[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Label | Team Love Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Mogis | |||
| Tilly and the Wall chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net[2] | 74% |
| AllMusic[3] |   |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork[4] | 7.6/10 |
| World of Music |  [5] |
o[6] is Tilly and the Wall's third studio album, released on June 17, 2008 through Team Love Records.[7] The album was engineered and produced by Mike Mogis.[7]
The album was released on August 30, 2008 in Australia by Dew Process.
Content
o was preceded by the Beat Control EP, which featured the title track and "Cacophony". "Beat Control" is not included on the album, although "Cacophony" is.[8] The first single, "Pot Kettle Black", was available to download for free from the band's official website and the Spin website.[9][10] The music video premiered on Stereogum.[11] "Chandelier Lake" and "Too Excited" were performed at various live shows prior to the album's release, including Daytrotter.[12] The track listings initially announced for o had "Jumbler" as the title for "Alligator Skin".[13]
Title and artwork
The album's track listing and release date was announced on March 21, 2008. However, the album was untitled. Tilly and the Wall leaned towards naming the album o, due to its oval-shaped frame for the artwork.[14] The album's title was officially confirmed as o on May 6, when the band posted pre-order information on their official website. The oval-shaped frames include fan-submitted artwork[14] and handmade prints by various artists.[1]
Track listing
All tracks by Tilly and the Wall.
- "Tall Tall Grass" – 2:57
- "Pot Kettle Black" – 2:50
- "Cacophony" – 2:27
- "I Found You" – 2:36
- "Alligator Skin" – 2:20
- "Chandelier Lake" – 4:16
- "Dust Me Off" – 2:56
- "Falling Without Knowing" – 3:05
- "Poor Man's Ice Cream" – 2:33
- "Bloodflower" – 3:12
- "Too Excited" – 3:16
- "Heartbeats" – 2:58 (bonus track)
The UK edition featured the single Beat Control instead of Heartbeats as a bonus track.
Additional musicianship and credits
- Jill Becker – stomps (2, 9)
- Clark Baechle – programming (8)
- Mason Brown – guitar (1, 6, 11)
- Julia Bryson – stomps (2, 9), group vocals (4, 9, 11)
- Craig Dee – drums (2–4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
- Elsa Fellows – stomps (2, 9), taps (3)
- Tyler Hottovy – trombone (4)
- David Matysiak – guitar (11), group vocals (4, 9, 11)
- Mike Mogis – bass (2, 3, 9, 10), keyboards (2, 4, 6–8), electric guitar (4, 5, 7, 8), talkbox guitar (2, 7), percussion (3, 5, 6, 9), Mellotron (4, 6), bells (5), chimes (6), glockenspiel (9), additional programming (8)
- Dan McCarthy – accordion (9)
- Darci Pressnall – stomps (2, 9)
- Chris Senseney – trumpet (3–5)
- Ian Simons – saxophone (3, 5)
- Nate Walcott – trumpet (7)
- Breanne Wilkinson – stomps (2, 9), taps (3)
- Nik Fackler, Karl Houfek Elle Lien, Branden Rapp, Chris Rivera, Kacynna Tompsett – group vocals (4, 9, 11)
Recorded and produced by Mike Mogis at ARC Studios, December 2007
Engineering assistance by Ian Aeillo
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering, February 2008
Layout by Jadon Ulrich
References
- 1 2 "Tilly and the Wall – o CD". Saddle-Creek.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ↑ Irvine, Scott (October 1, 2008). "Tilly and the Wall – o". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. O – Tilly and the Wall at AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ Raber, Rebecca (June 19, 2008). "Tilly and the Wall – O". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ WOM magazin. No. November 08. p. 24. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Pre-Order ‘o’ today!". TillyandtheWall.com. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- 1 2 "The new Tilly and the Wall album has no name". Pitchfork. 2008-03-21. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Tilly and the Wall deliver new single". Pitchfork Media. 2008-03-21. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ↑ "Pot Kettle Black". TillyandtheWall.com. 2008-06-05. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ "Artist of the Day: Tilly and the Wall". Spin.com. 2008-05-03. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ "Pot Kettle Black (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ "Free Songs: Tilly and the Wall (Encore)". Daytrotter.com. 2007-09-17. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Tilly And The Wall new album is untitled.". NME. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original on 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- 1 2 "Tilly and the Wall unveil O". Spin.com. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-03-29.