''Cold Seeds'' is a musical collaboration between Kenny Anderson (

King Creosote Kenny Anderson (born January 1967), known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, '' Astronaut Meets Apple ...

), Frances Donnelly ( Animal Magic Tricks), and Neil Pennycook and Peter Harvey of

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. The term ''Cold Seeds'' refers to the project as a whole, encompassing the name of the group and the title of the album that emerged from the collaboration. The name is derived from Frances Donnelly's lyrics to ''Leave Me To Lie Alone in the Ground''. The album was recorded in the Autumn of 2009 at the

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recording facility in Stockbridge,

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. Anderson, Donnelly and Pennycook all wrote songs for the project, which the group then recorded together – each singer often taking the lead vocal role on a song written by one of the other artists – while Harvey composed, arranged and performed the distinctive cello parts. A limited edition, hand-printed heavyweight-vinyl version of the album was released in March 2010 at

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' annual "Home Game" festival in

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. A general release was then announced for June 2010.

Track listing

Personnel

Cold Seeds

*Kenny Anderson *Frances Donnelly *Peter Harvey *Neil Pennycook

Artwork

*Frances Donnelly

References

External links

Song, by Toad Records
2010 debut albums {{2010s-folk-album-stub