Track listing
# "Back in the Saddle " – 4:28 # "Sink/Let It Sway" – 3:05 # "Banned (By The Man)" – 3:45 # "In Pairs" – 3:04 # "My Terrible Personality" – 2:53 # "Everlyn" – 3:01 # "Stuart Gets Lost Dans Le Métro" – 4:23 # "All Hail Dracula!" – 3:05 # "Critical Drain" – 2:44 # "Animalkind" – 2:30 # "Phantomwise" - 3:41 # "Made to Last" - 4:31 # "Bended" - 4:58* # "Cardinal Rules" - 2:17* # "Tanks Jam" - 3:44* *Digital bonus tracksPersonnel
The band members are credited as follows. *John Robert Cardwell - lead and backing vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, timpani *Will Knauer - guitars *Jonathan James - bass, backing vocals, guitars, drums *Philip Dickey - drums, backing and lead vocals, guitars, acoustic and Wurlitzer electric pianos, synthesizers, marimbaAdditional musicians
* Chris Walla - synthesizers, guitars, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion *Mark Cassidy - banjoProduction
*Produced by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie and Beau Sorenson. *Recording done September 2009 at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and fall 2009 at Alberta Court in Portland, Oregon. Additional recording done winter 2010 in Springfield, Missouri by Jonathan James and SSLYBY. *Mixed by Beau Sorenson at Smart Studios in February 2010. "In Pairs," "My Terrible Personality," and "Phantomwise" mixed by Chris Walla at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, California. "Stuart" mixed by Jonathan James and SSLYBY. *Mastering completed by Roger Seibel at SAE Digital Mastering Services on April 13, 2010. *The album cover depicts a photograph of a top-down view of the BalineseNotes
*Art direction: Aaron Scott and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin *Band photos: Chris Beckman and Sophie Parker *Painting: David Guinn *Cover photo: Co Rentmeester. Used by permission. *"Phantomwise" contains lyrics from anReferences
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