Bamnan and Slivercork

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Bamnan and Slivercork
Midlake bamnan.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2004
Genre Psychedelic folk, lo fi
Length46:04
Label Bella Union
Producer Midlake
Midlake chronology
Milkmaid Grand Army
(2001)
Bamnan and Slivercork
(2004)
Balloon Maker
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Sputnikmusic5/5 [2]

Bamnan and Slivercork is the first studio album by the US rock band Midlake, released in 2004 to positive reviews. It mixes together warm acoustic sounds with electronica and lo-fi keyboard sounds[ according to whom? ]. The songs "Balloon Maker" and "Kingfish Pies" were released as singles.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "They Cannot Let It Expand" – 2:58
  2. "Balloon Maker" – 5:05
  3. "Kingfish Pies" – 4:23
  4. "I Guess I'll Take Care" – 3:22
  5. "Some of Them Were Superstitious" – 5:57
  6. "The Reprimand" – 1:21
  7. "The Jungler" – 3:44
  8. "He Tried to Escape" – 4:32
  9. "Mopper's Medley" – 5:02
  10. "No One Knew Where We Were" – 5:06
  11. "Anabel" – 2:26
  12. "Mr. Amateur" – 2:06

Personnel

Production notes

First LP/vinyl version out on 22. April 2017 for Record Store Day. Yellow vinyl, limited. [3]

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References

  1. Bamnan and Slivercork at AllMusic
  2. "Midlake - Bamnan and Silvercork (album review)". Sputnikmusic. June 10, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. "Ooops – Record Store Day". Recordstoreday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.