Muscle Memory is the debut solo album by ex-Reuben front man Jamie Lenman. It was released on 11 November 2013 by Xtra Mile Recordings. The album is a double album featuring one disc of Thrash Metal and Hardcore Punk inspired songs and another disc of Folk, Jazz and Big-Band inspired songs. The album was praised for its diversity and praised Lenman's knack for "riffery and chord progressions."[2]

Muscle Memory
Studio album by
Released11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)
Genre
Length71:54
LabelXtra Mile Recordings
ProducerSean Genockey[1]
Jamie Lenman chronology
Muscle Memory
(2013)
Devolver
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicRadar[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
Rock Sound[4]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."The Six Fingered Hand"3:27
2."Fizzy Blood"1:41
3."No News is Good News"5:16
4."One of My Eyes is a Clock"3:52
5."Shower of Scorn"2:52
6."A Terrible Feeling"3:37
7."The Fuck of it All"3:34
8."All the Things You Hate About Me, I Hate Them Too"4:51
9."Gary, Indiana"2:43
10."A Plague on Both Your Houses"4:52
11."Muscle"3:16
Total length:40:01
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Shotgun House"3:38
2."I Ain't Your Boy"3:59
3."It's Hard to be a Gentleman"2:30
4."For God's Sake"3:48
5."Little Lives"2:56
6."If You Have to Ask You'll Never Know"3:02
7."Pretty Please"3:07
8."A Quiet Understanding"2:23
9."Saturday Night"1:15
10."A Day in the Life"2:06
11."Memory"3:09
Total length:31:53

Personnel

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  • Jamie Lenman – All other instruments and vocals except as listed below
  • Dan Kavanagh – Drums, Maracas
  • Basia Bartz – Violin, Cello on "If You Have To Ask You'll Never Know"
  • Kathryn Lenman – Vocals on "If You Have To Ask You'll Never Know" and "It's Hard To Be a Gentleman"
  • Jeremy Lenman – Vocals on "Little Lives"
  • Sean Genockey – Guitar on "Shotgun House"
  • The Jimmy Lemon Good Times Big Band
  • The Aldershot Male Voice Choir

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Lenman - Muscle Memory (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jamie Lenman - Muscle Memory review". MusicRadar. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jamie Lenman - Muscle Memory (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Jamie Lenman - Muscle Memory - Reviews - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound. Retrieved 19 December 2018.