Structure & Cosmetics is the third album by New Zealand band The Brunettes, and their first album to be released on Sub Pop in the US. The album was released on 30 July 2007 in New Zealand on Lil' Chief Records and on August 7, 2007 in North America.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 July 2007 (NZ) August 7, 2007 (US) | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 38:48 | |||
| Label | Lil' Chief Records Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Bree | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| CMJ | favorable[1] |
| Crawdaddy | favorable[2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10 link |
| The Sunday Star-Times | link |
Track listing
edit- "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth (B-A-B-Y)" - 4:15
- "Stereo (Mono Mono)" - 5:03
- "Her Hairagami Set" - 4:39
- "Credit Card Mail Order" - 4:11
- "Obligatory Road Song" - 4:12
- "Small Town Crew" - 3:52
- "If You Were Alien" - 4:28
- "Wall Poster Star" - 3:34
- "Structure & Cosmetics" - 4:34
Personnel
edit- Heather Mansfield - vocals, organ, piano, clarinet, melodica, glockenspiel, harmonica
- Jonathan Bree - vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums, Rhodes, mellotron
- James Milne - backing vocals and bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
- Ryan McPhun - backing vocals and drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
- Harry Cundy - trumpet
- Jamie Power - drums on tracks 6 and 8
- William Cotton - backing vocals, tenor saxophone, celeste
- Dionne Taylor - lap steel
References
edit- ^ CMJ, August 2007
- ^ Crawdaddy, 8 Aug 2007
- ^ NME, 11 March 2007, p.49