Phonographic Memory is the first album by the indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 group The Alice Rose

The Alice Rose

The Alice Rose is an indie pop/rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2001. The group's founding members are songwriter and vocalist JoDee Purkeypile, bassist Sean Crooks, and drummer Chris Sensat. Keyboardist Brendan Rogers joined the band in 2005...

, released November 10, 2006, on Emerald Wood Records. The album was recorded February to August, 2006, at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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with producer Mark Hallman and engineer Ned Stewart. The record's 10 songs, written by lead vocalist JoDee Purkeypile,
draw heavily from 60's rock and 80's power pop

Power pop

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 influences. Shortly after the record's release the song "West"

West (song)

"West" is a rock song by the indie rock band The Alice Rose, composed by JoDee Purkeypile, and released on the 2006 album Phonographic Memory. It was named NPR's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006. David Brown, host of KUT FM's "Texas Music Matters", called the song "oddly warm and instantly...

was named as NPR

NPR

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's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006. Two years later, the song was also featured in the soundtrack of the award-winning indie horror film "Splinter"

Splinter (2008 film)

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by director Toby Wilkins

Toby Wilkins

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, released in October 2008.

Track listing

1. "Light Up" 3:32
2. "Save Me" 2:43
3. "Lamplight" 3:44
4. "Ocean" 3:47
5. "Saints" 3:29
6. "All Over Your Body" 3:43
7. "Wisteria" 3:18
8. "West" 3:05
9. "Stop" 3:19
10. "This Night" 3:24

• All songs written by JoDee Purkeypile (2006 Emerald Wood Music, ASCAP)

Personnel

• JoDee Purkeypile: Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar ("All Over Your Body", "Wisteria", "West"), Piano ("Lamplight", "Saints"), Percussion
• Sean Crooks: Bass, Backing vocals, Percussion
• Chris Sensat: Drums, Percussion
• Brendan Rogers: Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion
• Colin Slagle: Lead guitar, Acoustic guitar

Production Credits

• Produced by Mark Hallman and The Alice Rose
• Recorded February–August 2006 at Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas.
• Engineer: Ned Stewart
• Mixed and Mastered by Mark Hallman at Congress House Studio.