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Checkmate Savage 
Studio album by The Phantom Band Released 26 January 2009 Recorded Chem 19, Blantyre Genre Indie rock Length 55:01 Label Chemikal Underground Producer Paul Savage The Phantom Band chronology Checkmate Savage
(2009)The Wants
(2010)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Drowned in Sound (7/10)[2] The Guardian [3]The List [4]Mojo [5]NME (8/10)[6] Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[7] Q [8]Scotland on Sunday [9]The Times [10]Checkmate Savage is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Phantom Band, released January 26, 2009 through Chemikal Underground Records to critical acclaim.[11]
The album was produced by Paul Savage, formerly of The Delgados.
Contents
Title
According to the band, the album's title refers to: "over-population, dwindling natural resources and the yawning void within every one of us caused by society's unnatural social contracts, and mass sexual repression, means one thing: it's checkmate for the human animal."[12]
Accolades
In December 2009, Checkmate Savage entered The Skinny's "Scottish Albums of the Decade" list at #28.[13]
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank The Skinny Scotland Scottish Albums of the Decade 2009 28[13] The album placed at number 17 in MOJO magazine's top 50 albums of 2009.[14]
In January 2010 the album was given the inaugural "Soundcheck Award" for album of 2009 by Radioeins and Der Tagesspiegel in Berlin.[15]
Track listing
- "The Howling" - 6:35
- "Burial Sounds" - 4:47
- "Folk Song Oblivion - 4:14
- "Crocodile" - 7:42
- "Halfhound" - 4:11
- "Left Hand Wave" - 5:40
- "Island" - 8:51
- "Throwing Bones" - 5:01
- "The Whole is on My Side" - 7:53
Personnel
- Duncan Marquiss - guitar, vocals, percussion, fx, artwork
- Gerry Hart - bass, vocals, percussion, fx, artwork
- Andy Wake - synthesizers, vocals, samples, percussion, fx, artwork
- Rick Anthony - guitar, vocals, percussion, fx, artwork
- Damien Tonner - drums, percussion, fx, artwork
- Greg Sinclair - guitar, pedals/fx, percussion, artwork
- Paul Savage - producer
- Jamie Savage - engineer
- Kenny MacLeod - mastering
- Christopher O'Donnell - flexitone ("Throwing Bones")
- Aztext - design
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Review: Checkmate Savage". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1473643. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ The List review
- ^ [Feb. Mojo review]
- ^ [24 NME review]
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ [Feb. Q review]
- ^ Scotland on Sunday review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ http://www.chemikal.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.chemikal.co.uk/checkmate-savage.htm
- ^ a b The Skinny, Dec 2009, pg 10
- ^ http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/10-mojos-top-50-albums-of-2009.php
- ^ http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/pop/the-phantom-band-gewinnt-soundcheck-award/1673104.html
Categories:- Albums by Scottish artists
- 2009 albums
- Chemikal Underground albums
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