Sketches from the Book of the Dead

Sketches from the Book of the Dead is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Mick Harvey, and his first album of all original material. It was released in 2011 by Mute Records.[3] "October Boy" is a homage to his former bandmate Rowland S. Howard who died in 2009.

Sketches from the Book of the Dead
Studio album by
Released2011 (2011)
StudioGrace Lane Studio and Atlantis Sound, Melbourne
GenrePop, Rock
Length41:00
LabelMute
ProducerMick Harvey
Mick Harvey chronology
Two of Diamonds
(2007)
Sketches from the Book of the Dead
(2011)
Four
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Mick Harvey.

No.TitleLength
1."October Boy"3:27
2."The Ballad of Jay Givens"5:08
3."Two Paintings"3:49
4."Rhymeless"3:14
5."Frankie T. & Frankie C."4:04
6."A Place Called Passion"4:15
7."To Each His Own"2:14
8."The Bells Never Rang"4:04
9."That's All, Paul"3:11
10."How Would I Leave You?"4:32
11."Famous Last Words"2:36

Personnel

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  • Katrina Beale – paintings
  • Mick Harvey – bass, composer, cover layout, guitar, organ, percussion, piano, producer, vocals
  • David McCluney – engineer, mixing
  • Gustav Pillig – cover painting
  • Wez Prictor – mastering
  • J.P. Shilo – accordion, guitar, violin
  • P.A. Taylor – cover layout
  • Xanthe Waite – backing vocals
  • Rosie Westbrook – double bass[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sketches from the Book of the Dead Reviews". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Sketches from the Book of the Dead". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Mick Harvey – Sketches From The Book Of The Dead". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sketches from the Book of the Dead -Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.