Touchtone Inferno
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Touchtone Inferno!!! is the second album by the San Diego, California
pop rock
band Reeve Oliver
, released in 2007 by Summertone Records and Apple Danish Records. The majority of the album was recorded while the band was under contract to Capitol Records
, before they were dropped during the label's merger with Virgin Records
.. As a result the band self-released the album through their own label Apple Danish. The album was initially released through iTunes
, while a CD version is available at the band's performances and is planned to be available in certain San Diego-area record stores.
Several of the album's songs are drawn from earlier releases. "Yer Motion" and "I Want Burns" are re-recordings of songs from the band's 2004 debut album. "Madachu" is a re-recorded song from the 2004 Baldachu
EP, while "Endless Bummer" originally appeared on The Endless Bummer EP
earlier in 2007.
The iTunes version of the album includes the bonus track "Yer Time," which is a b-side from the album's recording sessions and includes drummer Brad Davis' brother Matt playing accordion
. Singer/guitarist Sean O'Donnell also announced two other b-sides, both of which are re-cordings of songs from previous releases: "Young and Dumb" originally appeared on the band's 2004 debut album, while "I Can See the World From Here" originally appeared on The Endless Bummer EP in March 2007.
The album's cover model is actress Kaylee DeFer
, best known for her role on the television
sitcom The War at Home
.
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band Reeve Oliver
Reeve Oliver
Reeve Oliver is an American pop rock band formed in 2000 in San Diego, California. They have released two albums and several EPs and have toured with larger acts such as The Vandals, Yellowcard, and Switchfoot...
, released in 2007 by Summertone Records and Apple Danish Records. The majority of the album was recorded while the band was under contract to Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, before they were dropped during the label's merger with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
.. As a result the band self-released the album through their own label Apple Danish. The album was initially released through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, while a CD version is available at the band's performances and is planned to be available in certain San Diego-area record stores.
Several of the album's songs are drawn from earlier releases. "Yer Motion" and "I Want Burns" are re-recordings of songs from the band's 2004 debut album. "Madachu" is a re-recorded song from the 2004 Baldachu
The Baldachu EP
The Baldachu EP is an EP by the San Diego, California pop rock band Reeve Oliver, released in 2004.-Performers:*Sean O'Donnell - vocals, guitar*O - bass*Brad Davis - drums...
EP, while "Endless Bummer" originally appeared on The Endless Bummer EP
The Endless Bummer EP
The Endless Bummer EP is an EP by the San Diego, California pop rock band Reeve Oliver, released in March 2007 by Apple Danish Records. The band hand-screened covers and CD artwork for the first 100 copies of the EP, which were numbered and labeled as "Limited Edition." These copies were sold at a...
earlier in 2007.
The iTunes version of the album includes the bonus track "Yer Time," which is a b-side from the album's recording sessions and includes drummer Brad Davis' brother Matt playing accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
. Singer/guitarist Sean O'Donnell also announced two other b-sides, both of which are re-cordings of songs from previous releases: "Young and Dumb" originally appeared on the band's 2004 debut album, while "I Can See the World From Here" originally appeared on The Endless Bummer EP in March 2007.
The album's cover model is actress Kaylee DeFer
Kaylee DeFer
Kaylee DeFer is an American actress. DeFer currently stars in The CW's Gossip Girl as Ivy Dickens, a con artist who assumes the role of the Serena van der Woodsen's cousin Charlie Rhodes...
, best known for her role on the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
sitcom The War at Home
The War at Home (TV series)
The War at Home is an American sitcom that ran from September 11, 2005 to April 22, 2007 on Fox. It follows the antics of a largely dysfunctional Long Island family...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Sean O'Donnell- "Yer Motion"
- "I Want Burns"
- "Reason to Leave"
- "Cheat Me Slowly"
- "Sunshine"
- "Clean Up Mission Hills"
- "Goldiloches"
- "Open Face Darrell"
- "Endless Bummer"
- "Wings"
- "Madachu"
- "The Leg"
- "Yer Time" (iTunes release only)
Performers
- Sean O'Donnell - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, 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...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - O (Otis Bartholameu) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Brad Davis - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Sean Mackin - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on "Madachu" - Matt Davis - accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
on "Yer Time"