This Town's Disaster

Infobox Album |
Name = This Town's Disaster
Type = studio
Artist = Blackpool Lights


Background =
Released = June 20 2006
Recorded = March 2005-June 2005
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 37:28
Label = Curb Appeal Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*Absolutepunk.net (87%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=144630 link]
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfrxqudldje~T1 link]

Last album = "Blackpool Lights EP" (2005)
This album = "This Town's Disaster" (2006)
Next album =

"This Town's Disaster" is the first full-length album by Kansas City, Missouri indie rock band Blackpool Lights. Released in June 2006, it is the first album to be released on Curb Appeal Records, the indie record label co-founded and owned by the band's lead singer/guitarist Jim Suptic. The album was recorded a year before its release in 2005, but could not be released until Curb Appeal was fully functional.

History

Much of the album was recorded in late spring/early summer 2005, during periods of time when lead singer/guitarist Jim Suptic was home in-between tour dates for the final tour of The Get Up Kids. The album was shelved, however, because the band intended for it to be the first release on Curb Appeal Records, the record label started by Jim Suptic. [http://www.pitch.com/2006-06-15/music/lookin-good/] Once the label was up and running in mid-2006, the band released the album, gaining significant coverage from retailers such as Best Buy [http://www.pitch.com/2006-06-15/music/lookin-good/2] .

Track listing

#"This Town's Disaster" - 3:28
#"Blue Skies" - 2:40
#"Empty Tank" - 3:34
#"Maybe Just Maybe" - 4:18
#"It's Never About What It's About" - 3:15
#"The Truth About Love" - 2:52
#"Goodnight Romance" - 3:02
#"Crash Sounds" - 4:12
#"Cursed By Yourself" - 3:04
#"Lost Without You" - 3:18
#"Unlucky" - 3:52

Personnel

*Jim Suptic - Guitar, Vocals
*J.D.Warnock - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard
*Billy Brimblecom - Drums
*Brian Everard - Bass
*Chris Tolle - Guitar on "Maybe Just Maybe"
*Michael Fossenkemper - Mastering
*Ed Rose - Mixing, Production
*Dave Stein - Legal

References