''Saintmotelevision'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the second

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band

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. It was released on October 21, 2016, by

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''. A music video was made for "You Can Be You" and released on September 15, 2016, while a video for "Born Again" was released on October 14, 2016, and a

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single followed on March 1, 2017.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''saintmotelevision'' adapted from Tidal.

Saint Motel

* A/J Jackson – lead vocals, guitar, piano, album artwork * Aaron Sharp – lead guitar * Greg Erwin – drums * Dak Lerdamornpong – bass

Additional musicians

* Sabrina Jasmine – background vocals (2) * Brooke Graeff – background vocals (3) * Tiffany Borland – background vocals (5) * Frederik Thaae – background vocals (10) * Tim Pagnotta – background vocals (10) * Nathan Kersey-Wilson – saxophone (1, 5-7) * James King – saxophone (2, 4, 8, 9) * Vincent Dawson – trumpet (1, 5–7) *

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– trumpet (2–4, 8, 9) * Tommy Leonard – additional keyboards (7) * Tom Peyton – trombone (10)

Technical

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– mastering *

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– mixing * Brian Phillips –

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* Dave Cerminara – engineering assistance * Matt Meiners – album artwork

Charts

References

2016 albums Elektra Records albums Parlophone albums Saint Motel albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub