''The Fire Theft'' is the debut and only studio album by American rock band
The Fire Theft
The Fire Theft was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were formed in 2001 by vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith, all of whom were previously members of Sunny Day Real Estate. Me ...
. This album was released September 23, 2003, through the independent record label
Rykodisc
Rykodisc is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, operating as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.
History
Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record la ...
. In September 2019, the service Run Out Groove made a poll on their site to test demand for vinyl reissues of their catalog, with one of the choices being ''The Fire Theft''.
The album won out, and was subsequently remastered and reissued with new artwork.
Track listing
# "Uncle Mountain" – 4:03
# "Waste Time Segue" – 1:02
# "Oceans Apart" – 4:15
# "Chain" – 3:43
# "Backwards Blues" – 2:46
# "Summertime" – 4:01
# "Houses" – 3:14
# "Waste Time" – 4:15
# "Heaven" – 4:12
# "Rubber Bands" – 4:01
# "It's Over" – 4:01
# "Carry You" – 4:22
# "Sinatra" – 14:49
*Some CD pressings omit "Waste Time Segue" showing "Oceans Apart" as track 2 and thus totaling only 12 tracks. This led to confusion as to the song titles as each track number after "Uncle Mountain" is offset by one (i.e. "Sinatra" is listed as track 12 even though it is track 13).
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Album
Personnel
The Band
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Jeremy Enigk
Jeremy Enigk (; born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. He is known as a solo artist, a film score composer, and as the lead vocalist, bassist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the ...
– guitar, vocals
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Nate Mendel
Nathan Gregor Mendel (born December 2, 1968) is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous So ...
– bass guitar
*
William Goldsmith
William Goldsmith (born July 4, 1972) is an American drummer best known as a member of Sunny Day Real Estate and former member of Foo Fighters.
Currently drumming for Assertion, he has toured with Mike Watt and IQU, performed on many recordings ...
– drums, percussion
*Billy Dolan – guitar
Orchestra
*Violin: Gregg Rice, Ken Wright
*Viola: Sam Williams
*Cello: Dave Beck
*Bass Violin: Phil Wright
*French Horn: Roger Burnett
*Bass Trombone and Tuba: Dan Marcus
*Clarinet: Craig Flory
*Bass Clarinet, Clarinets, Flute, Piccolo: Jim Dejoie
*Glockenspiel: Jeremy Enigk
*Girl Voice: Kelsey Mackin
*Children's Choir: Kelsey Mackin, Ella Banyas, Lilliam Louden-Mosio, Julia Thomas, and Lauren Hill
Production
*Produced by:
Brad Wood
Brad Wood is an American record producer located in Los Angeles. He has produced many albums, including Liz Phair's '' Exile in Guyville'' and Placebo's debut.
Career
Wood is from Rockford, Illinois, United States.
In 1988, Wood, along wi ...
and The Fire Theft
*Mixed by: Brad Wood
*Engineered by: Brad Wood, Jeremy Enigk, William Goldsmith, Greg Williamson, and Adam Wade.
*Mastered at: Oasis Mastering
*Recorded at: The Fire Theft STudio, Kirkland, WA; Brad's Guest House, Valley Village, CA; and The Park Studio, Studio City, CA.
*Mixed at: The Park Studio, Studio City, CA
*Management: Steve Smith/Smith Management Group
*Booking U.S.: Jon Pleeter/The Agency Group
*Booking UK: Russel Warby/The Agency Group
*Legal: Stacy Fass
References
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2003 debut albums
Rykodisc albums
Albums produced by Brad Wood
The Fire Theft albums