Bless This Mess
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Bless This Mess is an album by Canadian
indie rock
band By Divine Right
, released in 1999 on Nettwerk
. The album features guitar and vocals by Leslie Feist
, who later became an internationally successful solo artist.
The album was produced by Brenndan McGuire and José Miguel Contreras.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band By Divine Right
By Divine Right
By Divine Right is a Canadian indie rock band, led by guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras.-History:The band was formed in 1989 by high school friends Contreras, drummer Mark Goldstein, bassist Liz Teear and guitarist Steve Berman. They put out a number of independent releases before...
, released in 1999 on Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
. The album features guitar and vocals by Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....
, who later became an internationally successful solo artist.
The album was produced by Brenndan McGuire and José Miguel Contreras.
Track listing
- "Come For a Ride" (3:42)
- "Who Am I" (4:28)
- "5 Bucks" (3:19)
- "Twisted Crystalline" (3:05)
- "I Want Light" (3:49)
- "Goodbye Paralyzer" (3:14)
- "Shine So Shine" (3:16)
- "Not the Only One" (3:00)
- "When I Fell" (3:00)
- "Nothing-a-Go-Go" (2:59)
- "I Know You" (3:44)
- "Old Soul" (4:07)
- "Big Gorilla" (3:48)
Personnel
- José Miguel Contreras - vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, percussion, tape loops
- Mark Goldstein - drums, percussion
- Brendan CanningBrendan CanningBrendan Canning is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including By Divine Right, Blurtonia, Valley of the Giants, Len, and hHead....
- bass - Leslie FeistLeslie FeistLeslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....
- guitar, vocals - Brenndan McGuire - guitar
- "London" - tape loops, piano, guitar feedback
- Bob WisemanBob WisemanBob Wiseman is a Juno winning Canadian musician, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and actor. Wiseman was an original member of Blue Rodeo.-Career:Wiseman was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied piano at York University...
- keyboards - "Goute de Beurre" - vibraphone