''That Might Well Be It, Darling'' is a studio album by Scottish

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musician

King Creosote Kenny Anderson (born January 1967), known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, '' Astronaut Meets Apple ...

, released on 21 April 2013 on Domino Records. Produced by Paul Savage, and released in conjunction with Record Store Day 2013, the album is a full-band re-recording of Creosote's limited edition vinyl release, ''

That Might Be It, Darling ''That Might Be It, Darling'' is a limited edition studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote, released in the winter of 2010 on Fence Records. The album was only available to purchase at Creosote's live shows, and is a vinyl-only r ...

'' (2010), and was initially released as three EPs: ''

I Learned from the Gaels ''I Learned from the Gaels'' is an EP by Scottish indie folk artist King Creosote, released on 28 May 2012 on Domino Records. Produced by Paul Savage, the EP features full-band re-recordings of three tracks from Creosote's vinyl-only album, '' T ...

'' (2012), '' To Deal With Things'' (2012) and ''It Turned Out for the Best'' (2012). Frequent collaborator Alan "Gummi Bako" Stewart sings lead vocals on the album's opening and closing tracks.

Background and recording

In 2010, King Creosote released a vinyl-only studio album, ''

'', which was only available to purchase at live performances. The album was predominantly an acoustic release, with appearances from frequent collaborator Alan "Gummi Bako" Stewart and Rich Young. In December 2010, Creosote and his band entered Chem 19 studios with producer Paul Savage to record a full-band version of the album. Regarding the recording process, Creosote noted, "I wanted ''Darling'' to sound like we'd just barged in to the studio and faffed our way through it, which we kind of did, and nothing ended up the way we thought it would."

Reception

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s Andy Gill gave the album a very positive review, writing: " 'That Might Well Be It, Darling''may well be Kenny Anderson's best album."

Track listing

''All tracks written by Kenny Anderson, except where noted.'' #"Little Man" (Alan Stewart) #"Single Cheap" #"Doubles Underneath" #"Near Star, Pole Star" (Anderson/Jennifer Gordon) #"Ankle Shackles" #"The Right Form" #"What Exactly Have You Done?" #"On the Night of the Bonfire" #"I Am Cellist" #"February 29th" #"Going Gone" (Alan Stewart/Anderson)

Recording personnel

King Creosote Band

* Kenny Anderson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Schechter guitar, accordion, piano, samples, vibraphone, washboard, wine glasses *Gavin Brown - drums, keyboards, samples, synths *Peter Macleod - electric bass, electric guitar *Derek O'Neill - keyboards, organ, piano, Wurlitzer, string arrangements *Richard Parkinson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Andrew Robinson - drums, djembe *Alan Stewart - lead vocals (''1'' and ''11''), acoustic guitar

Additional Musicians

*Kate Duffy - violin *

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- backing vocals *Jennifer Gordon - acoustic guitar, vocals (''4'') *

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- cello, string arrangements * Kate Lazda - backing vocals * Kate Miguda - violin *Richard Young - piano

Recording personnel

* Paul Savage - producer, recording *Derek O'Neill - recording assistant *Guy Davie - mastering

Artwork

* Kenny Anderson - artwork *Midget Squid - digital design *Matt Cooper - digital design *Nicola Meighan - liner notes

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums King Creosote albums Record Store Day releases