''Ten Silver Drops'' is the second full-length album by the American rock band
The Secret Machines
Secret Machines are an American alternative rock band, originally from Dallas, Texas, United States, before moving to New York City. The original lineup consisted of two brothers, Brandon (vocals, bass guitar and keyboards) and Benjamin Curtis ( ...
. It was released exclusively through the
iTunes Music Store
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on February 28, 2006, while the
street date for the CD was April 25, 2006. The first single from the album, "Alone, Jealous and Stoned", was released in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2006, and in the US shortly thereafter. On January 29, 2006, ''Ten Silver Drops'' leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of the album's lead single in the UK.
The album reached No. 43 on the
UK Albums Chart
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. In the US, the album reached No. 159 on the
Billboard 200
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.
Track listing
*All tracks written by Secret Machines.
#"Alone, Jealous and Stoned" – 6:46
#"All at Once (It's Not Important)" – 4:37
#"Lightning Blue Eyes" – 5:31
#"Daddy's in the Doldrums" – 8:23
#"I Hate Pretending" – 5:15
#"Faded Lines" – 4:59
#"I Want to Know if It's Still Possible" – 5:00
#"1,000 Seconds" – 5:15
Personnel
*
Brandon Curtis
Brandon Curtis is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist in the space rock band The Secret Machines. Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, he was friends with members of The Flaming Lips, The Chainsaw Kittens and Tripping Daisy. Brandon and his broth ...
– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
*
Benjamin Curtis – guitar, backing vocals
*
Josh Garza
Josh Garza is an American musician and drummer for the New York City–based rock band Secret Machines, The Secret Machines, as well as the Los Angeles–based rock band EFG. Originally from the Dallas, Texas area, Garza formed the Secret Machin ...
– drums
with:
*Alejandra Deheza – vocals on "Faded Lines"
*
Garth Hudson
Eric "Garth" Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for rock group the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a ...
–
accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...
on "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible"
Run Out Groove Vinyl Reissue
On September 10, 2018, the label announced that the band's album Ten Silver Drops had been voted by fans as the next ROG re-release and would include a 6-song bonus disc containing B-sides and unreleased alternate versions of songs.
Run Out Groove
Expanded edition Bonus Tracks:
# Daddy's in the Doldrums (previously unreleased alternate version) 8:00
# Another Minute Standing Still (non-LP track from “Lightning Blue Eyes” UK single) 5:19
# Everything is Free (non-LP track from “All At Once (It’s Not Important)” UK single) 4:13
# Solar Bloodlines (non-LP instrumental track from “Lightning Blue Eyes” UK single) 6:15
# I Want To Know If It's Still Possible (previously unreleased alternate acoustic version) 4:55
# Angel in Love With Her Own Wings (non-LP track from “All At Once (It’s Not Important)” UK single ) 9:37
References
External links
Billboard.comSecret Machines official websiteThe Secret Machines talk about the new album
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2006 albums
Secret Machines albums