Talon of the Hawk

Talon of the Hawk
Studio album by The Front Bottoms
Released	May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)
Genre	Indie rock, folk punk
Length	42:26
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Chris "Frenchie" Smith, Sean Rolie [1]
The Front Bottoms chronology
The Front Bottoms (2011) Talon of the Hawk (2013) Back on Top (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Absolute Punk	[3]
Under the Gun Review	9/10[4]

Talon of the Hawk is the second studio album by New Jersey rock band The Front Bottoms, released on May 21, 2013 on Bar/None.

Album title

The album's title is partly inspired by the character, Hawk, from the television series, Twin Peaks. Vocalist and guitarist Brian Sella stated: "I have this thing with pocket knives; I think they’re kind of cool. I was sitting in the van and drew this pocket knife. My girlfriend and I were watching Twin Peaks, and there’s this police officer on the show that’s called Hawk. I thought it was a badass nickname. So on the picture with the pocket knife, I wrote underneath it “Talon Of The Hawk,” just because it popped into my head and thought it was kind of cool. As it was getting close to the time we needed to make a decision on the album name, I found the picture with the pocket knife that I had drawn in the van coming back from recording. I just said the name and everyone kind of just agreed, and that's how it came up."[5]

Special Edition

On February 22, 2023, a 10 year celebratory special edition vinyl was announced alongside an album specific tour. This edition features the original artwork Sella created as the cover art.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Front Bottoms

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Au Revoir (Adios)"	1:48
2.	"Skeleton"	3:35
3.	"Swear to God the Devil Made Me Do It"	3:31
4.	"Twin Size Mattress"	4:24
5.	"Peach"	3:05
6.	"Santa Monica"	4:07
7.	"The Feud"	3:14
8.	"Funny You Should Ask"	3:33
9.	"Tattooed Tears"	3:51
10.	"Lone Star"	3:50
11.	"Backflip"	3:45
12.	"Everything I Own"	3:43
Total length:		42:26

Personnel

The Front Bottoms

• Brian Sella – vocals, guitar
• Mat Uychich – drums
• Tom Warren – bass
• Ciaran O'Donnell – keys, trumpet, guitar

References

1. "Talon of the Hawk - the Front Bottoms | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. "Talon of the Hawk - The Front Bottoms | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via www.allmusic.com.
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4. "REVIEW: The Front Bottoms-'Talon of the Hawk'". Under the Gun Review. May 13, 2013.
5. Gluck, Robert. "Interview with The Front Bottoms: A Long Way from Home". theaquarian.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
6. "facebook". Facebook. February 22, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.