''Wonderland'' is the debut studio album from the
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band
Forgive Durden
Forgive Durden was an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States. They got their name from the novel ''Fight Club''. They were signed to Fueled by Ramen. Fueled by Ramen released Forgive Durden's first full-length album, ''W ...
. It was released by
Fueled by Ramen
Fueled by Ramen LLC is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by 300 Elektra Entertainment. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida in 1996, is now based in New York City.
History
John Janick conceived of the l ...
on May 9, 2006. The album (or a majority of the songs on it) makes references to the works of
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequ ...
, including ''
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creature ...
'', and ''
Jabberwocky
"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865). The ...
'' as well as works by others such as ''
The Wizard of Oz by ''
L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...
and ''
Newsies by ''
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films '' Newsies'', '' Hocus Pocus'', ''The Cheetah Girls 2'', ''High School Musical'', '' Michael Jackson's T ...
.
The album spawned two singles, "Beware the Jubjub bird, Jubjub Bird and Shun the Frumious Bandersnatch" released in 2006 and "Ants" in 2007.
Track listing
# "Ants" – 3:20
# "Beware the Jubjub Bird and Shun the Fumious Bandersnatch" – 4:05
# "Ear to Ear" – 3:02
# "Parable of the Sower" – 4:23
# "Il Tango Della Signora Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi del Giocono" – 3:29
# "A Dead Person Breathed on Me!" – 1:34
# "The Great Affair Is to Move" – 4:02
# "Harry Frazee and No, No, Nannette" – 3:41
# "For a Dreamer, Night's the Only Time of Day" – 4:09
# "I've Got a Witch Mad at Me and You Could Get into Trouble" – 4:19
# "Cue the Sun" – 3:41
References
2006 debut albums
Forgive Durden albums
Fueled by Ramen albums
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