- Structure & Cosmetics
Infobox Album
Name = Structure & Cosmetics
Type = Studio album
Longtype =
Artist =The Brunettes
Cover size =
Caption =
Released =July 30 ,2007 (NZ)August 7 ,2007 (USA)
Recorded =
Genre =Indie pop
Length = 38:48
Language =
Label =Lil' Chief Records Sub Pop
Producer = Jonathan Bree
Engineer =Edmund Cake
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxz9gldse link]
*CMJ (favorable) [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=43047340 Aug 2007]
*Crawdaddy (favorable) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=2372 8 Aug 2007]
*NME (8/10) (11/03/2007, p.49)
*Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44678-structure-cosmetics link]
*Sunday Star Times Rating|4|5 [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4178321a20517.html link]
Compiled by =
Chronology =The Brunettes
Last album =When Ice Met Cream
(2005)
This album = "Structure & Cosmetics"
(2007)
Next album =
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =Lil' Chief Records
Type = studio
Last album = "Down At Your Life "
(2006)
This album = "Structure & Cosmetics"
(2007)
Next album = "Lichen Ears EP "
(2007)"Structure & Cosmetics" is the third album by New Zealand band
The Brunettes , and their first album to be released onSub Pop in the USA. The album was released onJuly 30 ,2007 in New Zealand onLil' Chief Records and onAugust 7 ,2007 in North America.Track listing
# "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth" - 4:15
# "Stereo (Mono Mono)" - 5:03
# "Her Hairagami Set" - 4:39
# "Credit Card Mail Order" - 4:11
# "Obligatory Road Song" - 4:12
# "Small Town Crew" - 3:52
# "If You Were Alien" - 4:28
# "Wall Poster Star" - 3:34
# "Structure & Cosmetics" - 4:34Personnel
* Heather Mansfield - vocals, organ, piano, clarinet, melodica, glockenspiel, harmonica.
* Jonathan Bree - vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums, rhodes, mellotron.
* James Milne - backing vocals and bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9.
* Ryan McPhun - backing vocals and drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9.
* Harry Cundy - trumpet.
* Jamie Power - drums on tracks 6 and 8.
* William Cotton - backing vocals, tenor saxophone, celeste.
* Dionne Taylor - lapsteel.Track Usage
*The song "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth" features in an advertisement for
Channel 4 soapHollyoaks , which debuted in December 2007.External links
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10455203 New Zealand Herald article on Structure & Cosmetics]
* [http://www.lilchiefrecords.com/brunettes Lil' Chief Records: The Brunettes]
* [http://www.lilchiefrecords.com/ Lil' Chief Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thebrunettes The Brunettes on MySpace]
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