Rocket D.I.Y.

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Rocket D.I.Y.
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Studio album by
Released4 April 2005
RecordedAugust to October 2006
Genre Folk
Length37:46
Label
Producer Lingus Gordon
King Creosote chronology
Sea Glass
(2003)
Rocket D.I.Y.
(2005)
Vintage Quays
(2005)

Rocket D.I.Y. is a studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote, released on 4 April 2005 on Fence Records and Domino.

In 2009, the album was ranked #17 in The Skinny's "Scottish Albums of the Decade" list, with frequent collaborator The Pictish Trail stating, "Now, yes, I know this was a Fence Records release, and yes, I'm fully aware that I am a member of King Creosote's band. But I genuinely think from start to finish, that this is the best album Scotland has produced since 01/01/00." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Twin Tub Twin" – 3:13
  2. "Saffy Nool" – 4:37
  3. "Klutz" – 2:11
  4. "Crow's Feet" – 3:08
  5. "Spooned Out On Tick" – 3:36
  6. "pH 6.4" – 2:27
  7. "Circle My Demise" – 3:19
  8. "King Bubbles In Sand" – 1:49
  9. "The Things, Things, Things" – 3:33
  10. "A Month Of Firsts" – 4:10
  11. "Thrills & Spills" – 3:01
  12. "The Someone Else" – 2:42

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References

  1. "Scottish Albums of the Decade #17: King Creosote - Rocket D.I.Y | the Skinny".