''Charm School'' is the first album by the
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
group
Bishop Allen
Bishop Allen is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band's core members are Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, who are supported both on stage and in the studio by a rotating cast of musical collaborators. The b ...
released in 2003.
Track listing
#"Charm School" – 2:08
#"Little Black Ache" – 2:47
#"Busted Heart" – 3:54
#"Bishop Allen Drive" – 2:56
#"Eve of Destruction" – 3:36
#"Things Are What You Make of Them" – 3:57
#"Ghosts Are Good Company" – 3:01
#"Empire City" – 2:42
#"Coupla Easy Things" – 2:22
#"Penitentiary Bound" – 1:57
#"Quarter to Three" – 3:21
#"Another Wasted Night" – 2:32
#"Things Are What You Make of Them (Reprise)" – 3:36
The track "Eve of Destruction" is partly based on
P. F. Sloan
Philip Gary "Flip" Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein; September 18, 1945 – November 15, 2015), known professionally as P. F. Sloan, was an American singer and songwriter. During the mid-1960s, he wrote, performed, and produced many Billboard H ...
's well-known
song of the same name.
References
2003 debut albums
Bishop Allen albums
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