''Disenchanted Hearts Unite'' is the fourth studio album from the

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. The band recorded half of the album at Soundhouse Studios in Seattle, and the other half in guitarist, Chris Munford's living room. Jenny Mears provided additional vocals on many of the songs, and Corianton Hale also made a guest appearance. Shortly after the recording of the ''Disenchanted Hearts Unite'', lead guitarist, Harold Hollingsworth left the group and both Mears & Hale joined the band. Jen Abercrombie from the

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Top 200 chart in 2005. At the end of 2009, ''Disenchanted Hearts Unite'' appeared on a number of 'Best Albums of the Decade' lists.

Track listing

#"Stowaway" #"Our Days in Kansas" #"Every Little Thing" #"Leaders of the New School" #"The Last Song" #"Molly's Got a Crush on Us" (live) #"Polaroids from Mars" #"Rumble with the Gang Debs" #"Fall 4 U" #"Girl About Town" #"Building the Robot" #"Secretly Minnesotan"

Personnel

;Tullycraft * Sean Tollefson –

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, keyboard * Jeff Fell –

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s * Chris Munford –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, keyboard,

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Jenny Mears –

* Harold Hollingsworth –

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* Corianton Hale –

;Additional * Kip Beelman & Chris Munford – recording,

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* Taryn Webber –

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on "Fall 4 U" and "Polaroids From Mars" * Jen Abercrombie –

on "Fall 4 U" and "Building The Robot" * Roshan Gurusinghe - recording assistant

Artwork

* Corianton Hale received a regional design award from Print Magazine for the design and layout of the ''Disenchanted Hearts Unite'' album. * The ''Disenchanted Hearts Unite'' album was featured in the book ''FOR SALE - Over 200 Innovative Solutions In Packaging Design'' (2008) by John Foster

Trivia

* The song "Molly's Got A Crush On Us" is based on the BMX Bandits song “Kylie's Got A Crush On Us”. * "Girl About Town" is a

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cover.

References

Bibliography

* Strong, M. C. (2003). ''The Great Indie Discography (2nd Edition)'' pg. 1041. Published by Canon Books Ltd. (US/CAN) . * Foster, John (2008). ''FOR SALE - Over 200 Innovative Solutions In Packaging Design'' pg. 21. Published by HOW Books 2005 albums Tullycraft albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub