Arabia Mountain (album)
Encyclopedia
Arabia Mountain is the sixth studio album by American garage punk band Black Lips
, released on June 7, 2011. The album was written and recorded over a nine month stretch from March 2010 to January 2011. Lockett Pundt produced "Bicentennial Man" and "Go Out and Get It," while Mark Ronson
was responsible for producing the rest. The production by Ronson was conducted first in a Brooklyn studios, but completed in Black Lip's hometown of Atlanta due to time constraints. The music video for the first single, "Go Out and Get It," was released on March 2. The music video for the second single, "Modern Art," was released on April 5. "New Direction" was leaked to the public by Rolling Stone
on May 16.
" was featured on the AMC
television channel.
"The Lie" from "Arabia Mountain
" is featured on the soundtrack for Need for Speed: The Run
.
Additional personnel
Black Lips
Black Lips are a "Flower Punk" band from Atlanta, Georgia.-History:The band formed in 1999 in Dunwoody, Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades, and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Reruns. Alexander and Swilley were known for their crude antics both...
, released on June 7, 2011. The album was written and recorded over a nine month stretch from March 2010 to January 2011. Lockett Pundt produced "Bicentennial Man" and "Go Out and Get It," while Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
was responsible for producing the rest. The production by Ronson was conducted first in a Brooklyn studios, but completed in Black Lip's hometown of Atlanta due to time constraints. The music video for the first single, "Go Out and Get It," was released on March 2. The music video for the second single, "Modern Art," was released on April 5. "New Direction" was leaked to the public by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
on May 16.
Critical reception
The album was well received by critics, receiving a 7.6 on website AnyDecentMusic?AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic? is a website that collates reviews of contemporary music albums, covering rock, pop, electronic, dance, folk, country, roots and urban...
Licensing
"New Direction" from "Arabia MountainArabia Mountain
Arabia Mountain is a monadnock in DeKalb County, Georgia. The peak is 940 feet above sea level, rising 180 feet above Arabia Lake reservoir. It is now part of the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a DeKalb County park....
" was featured on the AMC
AMC
AMC may refer to:* AMC , a short-lived British steam car manufactured in London in 1910*AMC Networks, an American media company** AMC , originally American Movie Classics, a cable television channel owned by AMC Networks...
television channel.
"The Lie" from "Arabia Mountain
Arabia Mountain
Arabia Mountain is a monadnock in DeKalb County, Georgia. The peak is 940 feet above sea level, rising 180 feet above Arabia Lake reservoir. It is now part of the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a DeKalb County park....
" is featured on the soundtrack for Need for Speed: The Run
Need for Speed: The Run
Need for Speed: The Run is a racing video game, the 18th title in the Need for Speed franchise, and developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The Wii and 3DS versions were developed by Firebrand Games, the team behind Undercover and Nitro...
.
Track listing
- "Family Tree" (Alexander)
- "Modern Art" (Swilley)
- "Spidey's Curse" (Alexander)
- "Mad Dog" (Swilley)
- "Mr. Driver" (Alexander)
- "Bicentennial Man" (Bradley)
- "Go Out and Get It" (Bradley)
- "Raw Meat" (Alexander)
- "Bone Marrow" (Swilley)
- "The Lie" (Bradley)
- "Time" (St. Pe)
- "Dumpster Dive" (Alexander)
- "New Direction" (Swilley)
- "Noc-a-Homa" (Swilley)
- "Don't Mess Up My Baby" (Alexander)
- "You Keep On Running" (Alexander)
- "Kiss It Goodbye" [iTunes Bonus Track]
Personnel
Black Lips- Cole Alexander - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals, skullSkullThe skull is a bony structure in the head of many animals that supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.The skull is composed of two parts: the cranium and the mandible. A skull without a mandible is only a cranium. Animals that have skulls are called craniates... - Jared SwilleyJared SwilleyJared Swilley is the bassist and vocalist for the alternative garage band The Black Lips. He has contributed to bands such as The Renegades, The Spooks, The Gaye Blades, and The Almighty Defenders which featured the Black Lips along with musicians and close friends King Khan and Mark Sultan...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Ian St. Pé - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Joe Bradley - drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Mark RonsonMark RonsonMark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
– productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Lockett Pundt – productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Wayne Gordon - Audio engineer
- Mike Wright - Audio engineer on "Noc-A-Homa"
- Mike McHugh - Audio engineer on "Time," "Dumpster Dive," "Family Tree," "Bicentennial Man," "Go Out and Get It," "You Keep On Running"
- Ed Rawls - Audio engineer on "Family Tree," "Bicentennial Man," "Go Out and Get It," "You Keep On Running"
- Justin McNeight - Audio engineer on "Family Tree," "Bicentennial Man," "Go Out and Get It," "You Keep On Running"
- Ira Raibon - SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on "Family Tree" - Dale Stuckenbruck - Musical SawMusical sawA musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
on "Raw Meat," "Modern Art," and "Bone Marrow" - Cochemea Gastelum - SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on "Mad Dog"