Ten Silver Drops

Infobox Album |
Name = Ten Silver Drops
Type = Album
Artist = The Secret Machines


Released = April 25, 2006
Recorded = 2005 (?)
Genre = Rock
Length = 45:50
Label = Reprise
Producer = Secret Machines
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kr2ibkg9fakq link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1183610,00.html 4/14/06]
*Pitchfork (6.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21616/The_Secret_Machines_Ten_Silver_Drops 3/29/06]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/secretmachines/albums/album/9319561/review/10191398/ten_silver_drops 5/1/06]
*"Q" Rating|4|5 Apr 2006, p. 120
Last album = "The Road Leads Where It's Led"
(2005)
This album = "Ten Silver Drops"
(2006)
Next album = "Secret Machines"
(2008)

"Ten Silver Drops" is the name of the second full-length album by the American rock band The Secret Machines. It was released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store on February 28, 2006, while the street date for the CD was April 25, 2006. The first single from the album, "Alone, Jealous and Stoned", was released in the UK on January 16, 2006, and in the U.S. shortly thereafter. On January 29, 2006 "Ten Silver Drops" leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single in the UK.

Track listing

*All tracks written by Secret Machines.

#"Alone, Jealous and Stoned" – 6:46
#"All at Once (It's Not Important)" – 4:37
#"Lightning Blue Eyes" – 5:31
#"Daddy's in the Doldrums" – 8:23
#"I Hate Pretending" – 5:15
#"Faded Lines" – 4:59
#"I Want to Know if It's Still Possible" – 5:00
#"1,000 Seconds" – 5:15

Personnel

* Brandon Curtis - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
* Benjamin Curtis - Guitar, Backing Vocals
* Josh Garza - Drumswith:
*Alejandra Deheza: Vocals on "Faded Lines"
*Garth Hudson: Accordion on "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible"

References

* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001658910| Billboard.com]

External links

* [http://www.thesecretmachines.com Secret Machines official website]
* [http://www.klangschau.com/content/view/214/137 The Secret Machines talk about the new album]