"Isn't It True" is the first single from
American
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Irish band
Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions are an American-Irish dream pop band comprising Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine. Their first studio album, ''Bavarian Fruit Bread'', was rel ...
' third studio album, ''
Until the Hunter''. The song was first released on an opaque-red 7" vinyl for
Record Store Day
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2016. This vinyl was limited to 2,500 copies worldwide, and was the first release issued by the band through their own independent record label, Tendril Tales. The vinyl contained an exclusive track as its b-side, titled "She's In the Wall". Both songs feature additional musicianship from Jim Putnam of
Radar Bros.
Radar Bros. (also known as Radar Brothers) are an American indie rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1993 by Jim Putnam (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Senon Williams (bass), and Steve Goodfriend (drums). They released their self-titled EP in 1995 ...
A music video for the song was released on April 19, and features vintage photographs and clips that the band described as "lost and found memories." The video is dedicated to Richie Lee of
Acetone
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. On May 13, "Isn't It True" was released as a 1-track digital single.
''Until the Hunter'' was released on November 4, 2016.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the vinyl liner notes.
Musicians
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Hope Sandoval
Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, and the lead singer of Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. She has also toured and collaborated with other artists, including the Jesus and Mary Chain and Ma ...
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songwriter
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,
instrumentation
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lead vocals
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,
producer,
mixing
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Colm Ó Cíosóig
Colm Ó Cíosóig (; born 31 October 1964) is an Irish musician and songwriter, who achieved international fame as the drummer for the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums '' Isn't Anything'' (1988) and ''Loveless'' ...
– songwriter, instrumentation, backing vocals, producer, mixing
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Jim Putnam – instrumentation
Technical
* Barry Bödeker —
artwork
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* Frank Gironda — management
Charts
Release history
External links
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"Isn't It True" videoclip on YouTube
References
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2016 singles
2016 songs
Record Store Day releases