Honeycomb (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Honeycomb
Type = Album
Artist = Frank Black


Released = July 19, 2005
Recorded = Nashville,TN
Genre =
Length = 50:19
Label = Back Porch
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfoxqqsld6e link]
*"NME" rating-10|8 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/frank-black/7722 link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15519-honeycomb link]
*Stylus Magazine (C-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/frank-black/honeycomb.htm link]
Last album = "Frank Black Francis"
(2004)
This album = "Honeycomb"
(2005)
Next album = "Fast Man Raider Man"
(2006)

"Honeycomb" is the eleventh studio album by American alternative rock musician Frank Black, released in July 2005 on Back Porch Records. His first original solo work since 1996's "The Cult of Ray", "Honeycomb" was recorded in Nashville, TN and features notable local session musicians, such as Steve Cropper and ex-Presley guitarist Reggie White.

Background

Frank Black had discussed making a "Black on Blonde" record for about ten years with producer Jon Tiven, where he would travel to Nashville (like Dylan with "Blonde on Blonde") and record with local musicians. In 2005, Black eventually found the time to record such an album. He went to Nashville and met with ..., whom Tiven had selected for the record. [Ascott, Phil. "Frank Black". "Total Guitar". #140. September 2005]

Covers

Unusually for a Frank Black album, it has 3 cover songs: "Song of the Shrimp," "Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day" (by Doug Sahm) and "Dark End of the Street." Black said that, for the cover of "Song of the Shrimp," he took his cue from the version by Townes Van Zandt, adding that he had never heard Elvis Presley's version. [ [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/frank_black_francis/interviews/8639 Interview: Frank Black - Uncut.co.uk ] ]

Track listing

#"Selkie Bride" – 3:08
#"I Burn Today" – 4:09
#"Lone Child" – 3:14
#"Another Velvet Nightmare" – 4:36 (co-written with Reid Paley)
#"Dark End of the Street" – 3:56
#"Go Find Your Saint" – 2:05
#"Song of the Shrimp" – 3:10
#"Strange Goodbye" – 2:12
#"Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day" – 4:07
#"Honeycomb" – 3:57
#"My Life Is in Storage" – 5:41
#"Atom in My Heart" – 2:46
#"Violet" – 2:14
#"Sing For Joy" – 5:04

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD release of "Honeycomb":
*Frank Black – vocals, guitar
*Buddy Miller - guitar
*Spooner Oldham - keyboards, vocals, bells
*Reggie Young - guitar
*Jon Tiven - producer, mixing, harmonica

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