''Touchtone Inferno!!!'' is the second album by the
San Diego, California
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pop rock
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band
Reeve Oliver
Reeve Oliver is an American pop rock band formed in 2000 in San Diego, California. They have released two albums and several EPs and have toured with larger acts such as The Vandals, Yellowcard, and Switchfoot. They have been locally recognized at ...
, released in 2007 by
Summertone Records and
Apple Danish Records. The majority of the album was recorded while the band was under contract to
Capitol Records
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, before they were dropped during the label's merger with
Virgin Records
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.
As a result, the band self-released the album through their own label Apple Danish. The album was initially released through
iTunes, while a
CD version is available at the band's performances and is planned to be available in certain San Diego-area record stores.
Several of the album's songs are drawn from earlier releases. "Yer Motion" and "I Want Burns" are re-recordings of songs from the band's 2004 debut album. "Madachu" is a re-recorded song from the 2004 ''
Baldachu'' EP, while "Endless Bummer" originally appeared on ''
The Endless Bummer EP'' earlier in 2007.
The iTunes version of the album includes the bonus track "Yer Time," which is a b-side from the album's recording sessions and includes drummer Brad Davis' brother Matt playing
accordion. Singer/guitarist Sean O'Donnell also announced two other b-sides, both of which are re-cordings of songs from previous releases: "Young and Dumb" originally appeared on the band's 2004 debut album, while "I Can See the World From Here" originally appeared on ''The Endless Bummer EP'' in March 2007.
The album's cover model is actress
Kaylee DeFer
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Early life
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, best known for her role on the
television
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sitcom
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''
The War at Home''.
Track listing
All songs written by Sean O'Donnell
#"Yer Motion"
#"I Want Burns"
#"Reason to Leave"
#"Cheat Me Slowly"
#"Sunshine"
#"Clean Up Mission Hills"
#"Goldiloches"
#"Open Face Darrell"
#"Endless Bummer"
#"Wings"
#"Madachu"
#"The Leg"
#"Yer Time"
(iTunes release only)
Performers
*Sean O'Donnell -
vocals
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,
guitar
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,
piano
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*O (Otis Bartholameu) -
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gu ...
*Brad Davis -
drums
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*Sean Mackin -
violin
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on "Madachu"
*Matt Davis -
accordion on "Yer Time"
References
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Reeve Oliver albums
2007 albums
Albums produced by Neal Avron