2013 studio album by the Stepkids
Troubadour Released September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10 ) Genre Length 41 :39 Label Stones Throw Producer
"Sweet Salvation" Released: October 19, 2012
"The Lottery" Released: 2013
Troubadour is the second studio album by American band the Stepkids from Connecticut . It was released on September 10, 2013, through Stones Throw Records . It was produced by Dan Edinberg, Jeff Gitelman , and Tim Walsh.
There were four music videos released from the album: "Sweet Salvation" directed by Jesse Mann, "The Lottery" directed by Nicki Chavoya and Lisa Amadeo, "The Art of Forgetting" directed by Georgia, and "Moving Pictures" directed by Henry Demaio.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dan Edinberg, Jeff Gitelman and Tim Walsh, except for track 3 written with Matthew Martin and Sydney Bennett
Title 1. "Memoirs of Grey" 2:35 2. "The Lottery" 3:50 3. "Desert in the Dark" 4:35 4. "Insecure Troubadour" 4:08 5. "Sweet Salvation" 5:00 6. "Symmetry" 4:46 7. "Moving Pictures" 4:50 8. "Bitter Bug" 4:30 9. "Brutal Honesty" 2:31 10. "The Art of Forgetting" 4:54 Total length: 41:39
Personnel
Dan Edinberg – vocals, bass, double bass (upright bass), synthesizer, keyboards, recording, mixing, producer
Jeff Gitelman – vocals, guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, recording, mixing, producer
Tim Walsh – vocals, drums, percussion, timpani, recording, mixing, producer
Michael Faust – voice (track 1)
Christyn Martino – voice (track 2)
Jessica Erzen – voice (track 2)
Erik Elligers – tenor saxophone (track 2)
John Panos – trumpet (track 2)
David Pond – turntables (track 2)
Matthew Martin – keyboards (track 3)
Jon Blanck – flute (track 7)
Ben Dean – violin (track 7)
Fred DiLeone – clavinet (track 8)
Joel Edinberg – alto and baritone saxophone (track 8)
Matt Oestreicher – organ (track 9)
Dave Cooley – mastering
Jeff Jank – art direction
Thomas Brendan – artwork, design
References
^ "Troubadour by The Stepkids" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Lymangrover, Jason. "The Stepkids - The Stepkids | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Grier, Chaka V. (September 9, 2013). "The Stepkids Troubadour" . Exclaim! . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Bromwich, Jonah (September 9, 2013). "The Stepkids: Troubadour Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
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