''Patent Pending'' is the only album by
Heavens, a
side project
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Usually these projects emphasize a ...
formed by
Matt Skiba, vocalist and guitarist for
Alkaline Trio
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Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
, and
Josiah Steinbrick
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of
F-Minus
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.
The duo are accompanied on the album by a number of accomplished musicians, including
The Mars Volta's Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
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Biography
He notably performed as a m ...
.
Track listing
All songs by Heavens (Steinbrick/Skiba) except where noted
# "Gardens" – 3:05
# "Counting" – 3:39
# "Heather" – 3:53
# "Patent Pending" – 3:45
# "Dead End Girl" (Steinbrick/Skiba/Ben Lovett) – 4:58
# "Doves" – 0:56
# "Another Night" – 3:36
# "Annabelle" (Steinbrick/Skiba/Sam Soto) – 3:53
# "Watching You" – 4:14
# "True Hate" – 5:16
# "Leave" – 4:45
Production
*Produced by
Ben Lovett
Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American singer, film composer, songwriter and producer. Lovett is the founder of record label, Lovers Label. His non-film compositions are released under the names Lovett and Lovers & Friends.
Previous wor ...
and Heavens
*Engineered by Ben Lovett at Sunny Heights
*Mixed by Ryan Hewitt
*Assisted by George Gumbs
*Mixed at Paramount Recording,
Los Angeles
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and Encore Studios,
Burbank
*Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering
*String engineering by Dana Neilsen and Donnie Whitbeck
*String arrangement by Amanda Course, Todd Simon and Ben Lovett
*Art direction and design by Nick Pritchard
*Photography by Bryan Sheffield
Additional musicians
*Matthew Compton: drums, percussion, piano
*Adam Zuckert: additional drums
*
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
Randolph Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (December 1, 1974 – October 14, 2014) was an American keyboardist known for his work with The Mars Volta, Jack White and an array of bands from the Long Beach music scene.
Biography
He notably performed as a m ...
: organ
*Erica Daking: backing vocals
*Ben Lovett: drum programming, rhodes, synth, wurlitzer, percussion, noise, backing vocals, additional vocals and guitar on "Dead End Girl"
*Julie Carpenter: violin
*Marina Hall: violin
*Paloma Udovic: violin
*Amanda Course: viola
*Mia Barcia-Colombo: cello
*
Ana Lenchantin: cello
Samples
Listen to "Patent Pending"at Epitaph.com
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2006 debut albums
Epitaph Records albums
Heavens (band) albums
Albums produced by Ben Lovett