''End of Fashion'' is the debut album by Australian band
End of Fashion. It was released in Australia on 15 August 2005, reaching number 3 in the Australian
ARIA Albums Chart,
and was certified gold by the
Australian Recording Industry Association in 2006. It features the single "
O Yeah", which reached number 21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
It also features re-recorded versions of previously released songs, "Rough Diamonds" and "She's Love" from the ''
Rough Diamonds'' EP, and "Too Careful" and "Love Comes In" from the ''
Too Careful
''Too Careful'' is the second EP by the Australian power pop band End of Fashion. It was released on 1 November 2004 on the Capitol Records label.
The songs "Too Careful" and "Love Comes In" were later re-recorded for End of Fashion's self-ti ...
'' EP.
Additional musicians on the album include Hugh Jennings (a former bassist for End of Fashion),
Katy Steele of
Little Birdy, and producer Dennis Herring.
Criticism
End of Fashion have been criticised for their uncredited copying of the guitar riff from the
Pixies song "
Where Is My Mind?
"Where Is My Mind?" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and it is the seventh track on the band's 1988 debut album '' Surfer Rosa''. It is one of the band's signature songs, and has inspired a multitude of covers. The song ...
" for their song "
O Yeah". Rockus Online Magazine reviewer Jonathon Miller called the song "disturbingly Pixies-ish" and went on to write:
"End of Fashion are having no problem appealing to the 95% of people that haven't heard (and still remember) the Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" and have never experienced a truly exciting live show, and if that's what the band is aiming for, then they are a complete success."
Track listing
Personnel
All credits adapted from liner notes.
* Recorded and mixed at
Sweet Tea Recording Studio
Sweet Tea Recording Studio is a 24-track recording studio in Oxford, Mississippi owned by producer Dennis Herring and operated by Dawn Palladino. It is located near the Oxford square and has clients ranging from Buddy Guy to Modest Mouse.
Musici ...
, Oxford, M.S., U.S.
* Mastered at Masterdisk
* Published by
EMI Music Publishing, except track 11, EMI Music Publishing / Control
;End of Fashion
* Justin Burford
* Rodney Aravena
* Nicholas Jonsson
* Tom King
;Additional musicians
* Hugh Jennings
*
Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. The producer owns a 24-track recording st ...
*
Katy Steele
* Riley Woolworth
* Raina Woolworth
* Cara Stewart
* Alex Henson
* Lauren Butler
* Margaret "Meggie" Brown
* Katherine Salter
* Amanda Miller
* Meagan Mckibben
* Megan Sellers
* Amy Stanfill
;Production and technical
* Dennis Herring – producer, mixing
*
Jacquire King
Jacquire King (born January 11, 1967) is an American record producer, recording engineer and mixer. King has worked with such notable artists as Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, James Bay, Kaleo, Modest Mouse, Shania Twain, Buddy Guy, Norah Jones, Of ...
– recording, mixing
* Clay Jones – recording
* Patrick Addison – 2nd engineer
* Colby Devereaux – 2nd engineer
* Dawn Palladino – 2nd engineer
;Artwork
* Debaser – artwork
* Blasius Erlinger – photography
*
Tony Mott – band photography
* John Stanton – band photography
Charts
References
External links
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2005 debut albums
End of Fashion albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Dennis Herring