If You Ever See an Owl...

Infobox Album
Name= If You Ever See an Owl...
Type= Album
Artist= The Terrible Twos


Released= April 10, 2007
Recorded= 2006
Genre= Children's Music
Alternative rock
Length= 32:00
Label= Vagrant Records
Producer=
Reviews=
*AllMusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfyxze5ld6e~T1 link]
Last album =
This album= "If You Ever See an Owl..."
(2007)
Next album= "Jerzey the Giant"
(2008)|

If You Ever See an Owl... is the first album by The Terrible Twos, a children's music alter-ego of The New Amsterdams.

History

In 2005 after The Get Up Kids split up, lead singer Matt Pryor turned his focus on his other band The New Amsterdams and, primarily, his children. The main reason The Get Up Kids split up was due to Pryor's disenfranchisement with touring, and his desire to spend more time with his children. As he spent more time with them, he began writing children's songs. Eventually, he showed them to his bandmates, and they decided to perform them. Pryor's goal was to create music that would engage children, but entertain their parents as well. [ [http://www.lawrence.com/news/2005/nov/28/notso_terrible_twosome/ Not-So Terrible Twosome | lawrence.com ] ] Eventually, they recorded their first album, "If You Ever See an Owl...". After the album was complete, however, it was not released immediately due to the band members focusing on The New Amsterdams. Alongside this, they wanted artist and friend Travis Miller to illustrate a storybook to be packaged with the album. Finally, in 2005 the album was released independently, then re-released on Vagrant Records in 2007. [ [http://www.pitch.com/2007-05-24/music/schoolhouse-rocks/ Schoolhouse Rocks, page 1 - Music - The Pitch - The Pitch ] ]

Track Listing

#Smickey - 2:05
#LadyBug - 2:09
#When I Get To Eleven - 2:33
#We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs - 2:39
#Heather In The Heather - 2:01
#Vivian - 2:46
#A Rake, A Broom, A Mop, A Shovel - 1:36
#Math Stomp - 2:43
#The Littlest Houdini - 1:59
#Caroline - 1:46
#One Plus One Is Two - 1:16
#Isabella - 2:24
#Pizza & Chocolate Milk - 1:48
#If You Ever See An Owl... - 2:12
#Grumpy Bug - 2:14

Personnel

*Matt Pryor - Vocals, Guitar, Engineering
*Bill Belzer - Drums
*Eric McCann - Upright Bass
*Dustin Kinsey - Guitar
*Zach Holland - Keyboard
*Alex Brahl - Engineering
*Michael Fossenkemper - Mastering
*Colin Mahoney - Mixing
*Travis Millard - Artwork, Packaging

References