The Hope That Kills You is a studio album by the band Palm Springs. It is the band's second long-playing record, featuring earlier singles "I Start Fires" (2007), "Blood and Water" (2008) and "Free Atlas" (2009).
The Hope That Kills You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2009 at Church Road Studios, Hove, East Sussex | |||
Genre | Chamber Pop | |||
Label | Random Acts Of Vinyl | |||
Producer | Palm Springs and Paul Pascoe | |||
Palm Springs chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Hope That Kills You | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Mojo | |
Tatapoum | link |
Track listing
edit- "I Start Fires" (4:04)
- "No More Shall We Be" (3:27)
- "Still Life" (3:28)
- "The Constellation" (3:45)
- "Free Atlas" (3:36)
- "Taint And Trespass" (3:09)
- "Candy Milk" (4:12)
- "Blood And Water" (3:55)
- "The Harm Still Hidden" (3:40)
- "There Is Nothing Left To Love" (4:16)
- "Bury Me Not" (5:56)
Personnel
editAll tracks on the album were written and performed by Cane and Russo with the following additional personnel:
- Grant Allardyce – drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11; percussion on track 2
- Jane Bartholomew – backing vocals on tracks 2, 9 and 10
- Ellie Blackshaw – violin on tracks 4 and 9
- Neil Cantwell – keyboards on track 11; electric guitar and percussion on track 7; piano on tracks 3–5, 7, 10 and 11
- Sophie Greenhalgh – violin on tracks 2, 4 and 9
- Ros Hanson – viola on tracks 2, 4 and 9
- Gareth Herrick – backing vocals on track 3
- Mark Jesson – cello on tracks 1, 2, 4–11; string arrangements for tracks 2, 4 and 9
- Kah – backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6 and 11
- Johny Lamb – cornet and backing vocals on track 3
- Pete Lush – backing vocals on track 3
- Jeffers Mayo – extra electric guitar on track 1
- Sally Megee – backing vocals on tracks 3, 5 and 11
- Paul Pascoe – backing vocals on tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11; electric bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 11; electric guitar on tracks 4 and 5; harmonium on track 7; Moog synthesizer on track 4
- Matt Sigley – piano and backing vocals on track 8
- DC Cane – cover photography
External links
edit- Random Acts Of Vinyl Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine official website