International Orange!

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International Orange!
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2012
Genre Indie rock
Length46:18
Label Bloodshot [1]
Producer Tod Ashley
Firewater chronology
The Golden Hour
(2008)
International Orange!
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
PopMatters (4/10) [4]

International Orange! is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Firewater (their sixth album of original songs), released on September 11, 2012, through Bloodshot Records. It was recorded in Istanbul. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tod Ashley.

No.TitleLength
1."A Little Revolution"3:31
2."Glitter Days"5:04
3."Dead Man's Boots"3:54
4."Up from the Underground"3:21
5."The Monkey Song"4:09
6."Ex-Millionaire Mambo"3:58
7."Feeling No Pain"4:44
8."Strange Life"4:11
9."Nowhere to Be Found"4:34
10."Tropical Depression"3:57
11."The Bonney Anne"4:55

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers [6] 34

Personnel

Firewater
Additional musicians and production

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References

  1. "International Orange". Bloodshot Records. December 20, 2013.
  2. Phares, Heather. "International Orange!". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Firewater". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. Tryneski, John M. (September 11, 2012). "Firewater: International Orange!". PopMatters . Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. "Q&A With Firewater's Tod A". October 29, 2012.
  6. "International Orange! - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.