Bishop Allen & The Broken String

Bishop Allen and the Broken String is the second full-length album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was released on July 24, 2007.

Bishop Allen and the Broken String
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length40:19
LabelDead Oceans
ProducerJustin Rice, Christian Rudder
Bishop Allen chronology
Charm School
(2003)
Bishop Allen and the Broken String
(2007)
Grrr...
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(3.5/5)[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[2]
Rockfeedback(4.0/5)[3]

Ten of the twelve tracks are re-workings of selections from the 12 EP project the band did in 2006.

Track listing edit

  1. "The Monitor" – 3:42
  2. "Rain" – 3:36
  3. "Click, Click, Click, Click" – 3:08
  4. "The Chinatown Bus" – 3:22
  5. "Flight 180" – 5:10
  6. "Like Castanets" – 3:17
  7. "Butterfly Nets" – 3:12
  8. "Shrinking Violet" – 1:51
  9. "Corazon" – 4:21
  10. "Middle Management" – 2:43
  11. "Choose Again" – 3:12
  12. "The News from Your Bed" – 2:45

Many uncommon instrumental arrangements are found in The Broken String, such as "Butterfly Nets" (ukulele, saxophone) or "Shrinking Violets" (banjo, oboe).

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1078475
  2. ^ "Bishop Allen: Bishop Allen & the Broken String: Pitchfork Record Review". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "| RFB".