''We Are the Dynamite'' is the debut studio album by Welsh
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
band
the Blackout, released on 1 October 2007 by
Fierce Panda Records
Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass. Fierc ...
, their final release on the label. The album sold 12,000 copies in its first week of release.
[Kelham 2013, p. 32] The singles released from the album were "The Beijing Cocktail" and "It's High Tide Baby!", with the latter single featuring guest vocals from
Ian Watkins of
Lostprophets
Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets) were a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer and lyricist Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The band was founded after their former band Fleshbind broke up. They later recruited Mike ...
.
Track listing
# "Tick Tick Boom!!" – 1:26
# "I've Got Better Things to Do Tonight Than Die" – 3:29
# "I Know You Are, But What Am I?" – 3:29
# "Spread Legs, Not Lies" – 3:50
# "The Beijing Cocktail" – 3:43
# "Murder in the Make-Believe Ballroom" – 3:19
# "Prepare for a Wound" – 3:43
# "It's High Tide Baby!"
(featuring Ian Watkins) – 3:45
# "Tops Off Party!" – 4:01
# "She Is Macho" – 3:28
# "Life & Death in Space" – 4:21
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
The Blackout
* Sean Smith – vocals
* Gavin Butler – vocals
* James Davies – guitar
* Matthew Davies – guitar
* Rhys Lewis – bass
* Gareth Lawrence – drums
Additional musicians
* Romesh Dodangoda – string arrangement, drum programming, percussion
* Christiana Mavron – violin
* Rebekah Brown – viola
* Emma Bryden – cello
*
Ian Watkins – guest vocals
Production and design
* Romesh Dodangoda – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
* Chris McFall – art, design, photography
References
Citations
Sources
*
External links
''We Are the Dynamite''at
YouTube
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(streamed copy where licensed)
2007 debut albums
The Blackout (band) albums
Fierce Panda Records albums
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