Christmas Island (Andrew Jackson Jihad album)

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Christmas Island
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2014
Genre Indie rock, folk punk, indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length33:51
Label SideOneDummy
Producer John Congleton
Andrew Jackson Jihad chronology
Knife Man
(2011)
Christmas Island
(2014)
The Bible 2
(2016)
Singles from Christmas Island
  1. "Children of God"
  2. "Temple Grandin"
  3. "Coffin Dance"
  4. "Keep Chooglin'"/"Getting Naked, Playing With Guns [1] "
  5. "Do, Re, and Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christmas Island is the fifth studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad, released by SideOneDummy Records on May 6, 2014. [4] It was produced by John Congleton. It marks the group's departure from their original folk punk sound, and is their first album as a 5-piece. It is the last album to be released by the band under their original name, Andrew Jackson Jihad.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sean Bonnette; all music is composed by Andrew Jackson Jihad.

No.TitleLength
1."Temple Grandin"2:23
2."Children of God"2:06
3."Do, Re and Me"1:59
4."Coffin Dance"3:19
5."Getting Naked, Playing with Guns"3:19
6."I Wanna Rock Out In My Dreams"3:26
7."Kokopelli Face Tattoo"3:19
8."Best Friend"2:08
9."Linda Ronstadt"3:01
10."Deathlessness"3:41
11."Temple Grandin Too"2:15
12."Angel of Death"2:55

Personnel

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Additional Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Christmas Island
Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 153


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