A Still Heart

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A Still Heart
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Compilation album by
The Naked and Famous
Released2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
StudioPreston
Genre Acoustic
Length39:15
Label Island
Producer
  • The Naked and Famous
  • Thomas Powers
The Naked and Famous chronology
Simple Forms
(2016)		A Still Heart
(2018)		 Recover
(2020)

A Still Heart is the second compilation album from New Zealand electronic music band The Naked and Famous. The album was released on 2 March 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, [1] [2] and 9 March in the United States. [3] It features acoustic performances of several of the songs from previous studio albums. [4]

Contents

Background

After touring in support of Simple Forms , their third studio album, the ensemble returned to Los Angeles to begin an acoustic project. [5] In September 2017, the ensemble released the title track "A Still Heart", a portmanteau of songs "A Stillness" and "Hearts Like Ours".[ citation needed ] "Punching in a Dream" was released at the end of 2017. [6] In February 2018, the band announced the release date for the compilation. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith & Aaron Short, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Still Heart" 3:50
2."Punching in a Dream" (Stripped) 3:28
3."Last Forever" (Stripped)
  • Powers
  • Xayalith
  • Short
  • Jesse Wood
  • David Beadle
3:50
4."All of This" (Stripped) 4:01
5."Girls Like You" (Stripped) 4:14
6."Higher" (Stripped)
  • Powers
  • Xayalith
4:02
7."I Kill Giants" (Stripped)
  • Powers
  • Xayalith
4:05
8."No Way" (Stripped) 4:30
9."Teardrop" (Stripped)
3:26
10."Young Blood" (Stripped) 3:49
Total length:39:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from digital booklet. [1] [2]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatRef.
New Zealand2 March 2018 Island Digital download [1]
Australia [2]
Canada9 March 2018Somewhat Damaged [8]
Germany [9]
United Kingdom [10]
United States [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (NZ). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Patterson, Adreon (18 January 2018). "The Naked and Famous Announce March Release Date for A Still Heart". Paste . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Vallejo-Lopez, Abdiel (8 January 2018). "The Naked and Famous Announce New Album A Still Heart". Paste. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Duffy, Mike. "The Naked and Famous' Alisa Xayalith on Creating with the Acoustic Guitar". Fender Musical Instruments Corporation . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Manders, Hayden (15 December 2017). "Listen To The Naked And Famous' Acoustic Version Of "Punching In A Dream"". Nylon . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Kitts, Natasha (8 February 2018). "The Naked And Famous Announce 'A Still Heart' Acoustic Album". CIND-FM . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (DE). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "A Still Heart". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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