Mobile Chateau

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Mobile Chateau
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
RecordedAngelic Pheasant Studios
(Santa Ana, CA, United States)
Genre Indie rock
Label Brushfire Records
Producer Matt Costa
Matt Costa chronology
Unfamiliar Faces
(2008)
Mobile Chateau
(2010)
Matt Costa
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mobile Chateau is the third full-length album by singer-songwriter Matt Costa. It was released through Brushfire Records on September 21, 2010. The album sees Costa taking on the role of Record producer for the first time.

Contents

In his positive, four-stars review on Allmusic, Matt Collar writes that Costa's Anglophile obsessions are "amplified here with a sound that brings to mind the best of the mid-'60s Invasion", mentioning as influences British mod rock, the Zombies and the Byrds. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Season" Matt Costa 3:08
2."Johnny's Love of Majik" Matt Costa 2:53
3."Drive" Matt Costa, Bob Lind 2:27
4."Mobile Chateau" Matt Costa 2:17
5."Can You Tell Me" Matt Costa 2:46
6."Idol" Matt Costa, Robb Rowe3:19
7."Witchcraft" Matt Costa 3:45
8."Painted Face" Matt Costa 3:15
9."Bleeding Hearts" Matt Costa 3:42
10."Secret" Matt Costa 3:02
11."Strings of Change" Matt Costa, Danny Garcia2:15
12."Next Time" Matt Costa 3:01
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Mayor Harrison" Matt Costa 2:47

Personnel

Additional personnel [3] [4]

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References

  1. Collar, Matt. Review: Mobile Chateau. AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  2. Mobile Chateau - Matt Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved August 27, 2020
  3. Mobile Chateau at Allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  4. CD Liner Notes