Secret Machines (album)

Secret Machines
Studio album by The Secret Machines
Released	October 14, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Space rock
Label	TSM Recordings
Producer	Secret Machines, Brandon Mason
The Secret Machines chronology
Ten Silver Drops (2006) Secret Machines (2008) Live at the Garage (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
ChartAttack	2/5 [3]
The Fly	[4]
JustPressPlay	6.0/10 [5]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10 [6]
Spectrum Culture	2.0/5 [7]
SPON	6/10 [8]

Secret Machines is the third album by the alternative group The Secret Machines. The band self-released the follow-up to 2006's Ten Silver Drops in the US on October 14 and it was scheduled for release in Europe in mid-January 2009. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by the band and Brandon Mason. It is their first album with the band's new guitarist Phil Karnats, who replaced Benjamin Curtis after he left the group in March 2007.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Secret Machines.

1. "Atomic Heels" – 3:40
2. "Last Believer, Drop Dead" – 5:32
3. "Have I Run Out" – 7:40
4. "Underneath the Concrete" – 3:51
5. "Now You're Gone" – 5:22
6. "The Walls Are Starting to Crack" – 6:37
7. "I Never Thought to Ask" – 4:06
8. "The Fire Is Waiting" – 11:09

UK bonus tracks

9. "Daylight, Won't Be Long"
10. "Dreaming of Dreaming"

Personnel

• Brandon Curtis – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Josh Garza – drums
• Phil Karnats – guitar

References

1. "Secret Machines by Secret Machines". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. Sendra, Tim. Secret Machines at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
3. Burland, Chris (October 17, 2008). "The Secret Machines — The Secret Machines". CHARTattack. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
4. K, Johnny (January 23, 2009). "Album Review: Secret Machines / 'Secret Machines' (World's Fair/Cooperative Music)". THE-FLY. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
5. "Secret Machines". Justpressplay.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
6. Klein, Joshua. "Secret Machines: Secret Machines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
7. Middleman, Chris (November 11, 2008). "Secret Machines: Secret Machines". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
8. Borcholte, Andreas (6 January 2009). "Abgehört: Die wichtigsten CDs der Woche". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2025.