''Dynamite Steps'' is the fifth full-length album by

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. It was released on February 14, 2011, worldwide, and a day later in the United States via Sub Pop on CD and double 12" white-colored vinyl. The Sub Pop pre-order for ''Dynamite Steps'' includes a two-track CD-R featuring two unreleased Twilight Singers tracks, "Don't Call" and "Ballad of Pure Thought". The band marked the album's release with in-store performances at

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on February 15, 2011, (Los Angeles) and February 17, 2011, (San Francisco). The band performed the first single "On the Corner" on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and the '' Late Show with David Letterman''.

Track listing

# "Last Night in Town" – 4:44 # "Be Invited" – 3:15 # "Waves" – 4:02 # "Get Lucky" – 4:12 # "On the Corner" – 4:26 # "Gunshots" – 3:43 # "She Was Stolen" – 3:15 # "Blackbird and the Fox" – 2:53 # "Never Seen No Devil" – 3:02 # "The Beginning of the End" – 3:15 # "Dynamite Steps" – 6:45

Personnel

– vocals (all songs), guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), synth bass (1, 3), mellotron (1), bass (2), drums (2, 10, 11),

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(3, 5, 10, 11), electric guitar (7),

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(7) *

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– vocals (6, 9), harmonica (9) * Joshua Blanchard – dobro (9) * Ani DiFranco – vocals (8) * Amy Farris – violin/viola/cello (4) * Scott Ford – bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), vocals (4) *

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– violin (4, 9), vocals (9) * David Henderson – drums (1) * Chris Jordan – piano (4) * Mark Lanegan – vocals (2) * Leta Lucy – vocals (10, 11) *

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– guitar (2) * Steve Nalepa –

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(1), strings (7) * Mike Napolitano –

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(7) * Rick G. Nelson – violin (2, 8), cello (8) * Dave Rosser – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (7) *

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– vocals (10) * Mathias Schneeberger – guitar solo (1), guitar (5), bass (9) * Jon Skibic – guitar (1, 10, 11), bass (10) * Cully Symington – drums (3, 4, 7, 8) *

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– drums (5) * Greg Wieczorek – drums (6, 9, 11), vocals (6), percussion (9)

References

{{Authority control The Twilight Singers albums 2011 albums Sub Pop albums Albums produced by Greg Dulli