Birthdays (album)

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Birthdays
Birthdays album cover by Keaton Henson (2013).jpg
Studio album by
Released25 February 2013
Recorded2012, California
Genre
Length42:15
Label
Producer Joe Chiccarelli
Keaton Henson chronology
Dear...
(2010)
Birthdays
(2013)
Romantic Works
(2014)
Singles from Birthdays
  1. "Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us"
    Released: November 16, 2012 [1]
  2. "Lying to You"
    Released: February 22, 2013 [2]
  3. "You"
    Released: April 20, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 7/10
PopMatters 8/10 [5]

Birthdays is the second studio album from English musician Keaton Henson. It was released in April 2013 under Oak Ten Records.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Keaton Henson English musician and artist

Keaton Leslie Henson is an English folk rock musician, visual artist, and poet. Henson has released six studio albums. He has also released a wordless graphic novel called "Gloaming", published by Pocko, which is "essentially a field guide to a spirit world beyond our reality", and a book of poetry called "Idiot Verse". Henson suffers from anxiety and as a result, rarely plays concerts.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Keaton Henson

  1. Teach Me - 4:25
  2. 10am, Gare du Nord - 3:58
  3. You - 4:42
  4. Lying to You - 3:47
  5. The Best Today - 4:29
  6. Don't Swim - 4:56
  7. Kronos - 4:10
  8. Beekeeper - 4:13
  9. Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us - 3:30
  10. In the Morning - 4:01
Deluxe edition tracks
  1. Milk Teeth - 3:51
  2. If I Don't Have To - 3:36
  3. On the News - 3:22

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 99

Personnel

Additional musicians (6, 7)
Justin Meldal-Johnsen American bassist

Justin Meldal-Johnsen is an American producer, songwriter, bassist, multi-instrumentalist and musical director, best known for his work with Beck, Nine Inch Nails, M83 and Air.

Matthew Chamberlain is an American musician, drummer, producer, songwriter and session player.

Production

Joe Chiccarelli, a native of Boston, Massachusetts is a music producer, mixer and engineer who has been active since the 1980s. He has produced albums by Stan Ridgway, Oingo Boingo, Sandra Bernhard, My Morning Jacket, Counting Crows, The Shins, Augie March, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Boy & Bear, Kurt Elling, Saints Of Valory, and Big Talk. Other artists include Elton John, Rufus Wainright, U2, Alanis Morissette, Beck, Etta James, Jamie Cullum, Al Stewart, Tori Amos, The Strokes, The Killers, Morrissey, Cafe Tacuba, Cage The Elephant, Julieta Venegas, Pink Martini, Christina Perri, Glenn Frey and Jason Mraz. He also engineered Frank Zappa's albums Sheik Yerbouti, Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III and Tinseltown Rebellion, and engineered the White Stripes 2007 album Icky Thump. He also engineered The Raconteurs, Consolers of the Lonely, for which he received his eighth Grammy award, for Best Engineered Album of 2008.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Audio mixing (recorded music) audio mixing to yield recorded sound

In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. These tracks that are blended together are done so by using various processes such as equalization and compression. Audio mixing techniques and approaches can vary widely, and due to the skill-level or intent of the mixer, can greatly affect the qualities of the sound recording.

Design personnel

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References

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  2. "Lying To You - Single". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. "Birthdays Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  4. Monger, James. "Birthdays - Keaton Henson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  5. Beaudoin, Jedd (2013-04-15). "Keaton Henson: Birthdays". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  6. "Keaton Henson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.