''History from Below'' is the follow-up album to 2008's critically acclaimed ''
Ode to Sunshine'' by
San Diego
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Delta Spirit
Delta Spirit is an American rock band from California, United States. The group consists of Jonathan Jameson (bass), Brandon Young (drums), Matthew Vasquez (vocals and guitars), Kelly Winrich (multi-instrumentalist), and William McLaren (guitar) ...
. The album was released on June 8, 2010.
The band began streaming "White Table" on its website on May 6.
"Devil Knows You're Dead" was featured in the series finale of ''
Friday Night Lights'' on July 15, 2011, and "Salt in the Wound" was featured on the television show ''
Grey's Anatomy
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Track listing
# "9/11" – 3:16
# "Bushwick Blues" – 3:42
# "Salt in the Wound" – 5:51
# "White Table" – 5:07
# "Ransom Man" – 4:28
# "Devil Knows You’re Dead" – 3:58
# "Golden State" – 3:16
# "Scarecrow" – 4:07
# "Vivian" – 4:29
# "St. Francis" – 4:23
# "Ballad of Vitaly" – 8:05
The last song on the album, "Ballad of Vitaly," was inspired by the story of
Vitaly Kaloyev
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Personnel
*Matthew Vasquez – lead vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards, percussion, harmonica
*Kelly Winrich – vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums, percussion, dronebox, horn arrangements
*Jonathan Jameson – vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion
*Brandon Young – vocals, drums, percussion
Additional musicians:
*Bo Koster – additional keyboards, percussion
*Elijah Thomson – vocals
*Carl Broemel – pedal steel on Devil Knows You're Dead
*Blake Mills – guitar on Devil Knows You're Dead
*Brett Wagner – horn section on St. Francis
*Additional horn arrangements on St. Francis by Brett Wagner
References
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Delta Spirit albums
2010 albums
Rounder Records albums