Some Kind of Salvation

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Some Kind of Salvation
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
Genre Southern rock, indie rock
Length40:11(Original)
45:14 (Original LP)
42:47 (Serpents & Snakes)
54:23 (YK Records)
Label Serpents & Snakes
YK Records
Producer Jacquire King, Brian Carter
The Features chronology
Contrast EP
(2006)
Some Kind of Salvation
(2008)
Wilderness
(2011)
Singles from Some Kind of Salvation
  1. "Lions"
    Released: September 2, 2009 [1]
  2. "The Temporary Blues"
    Released: June 21, 2010 [2]
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Some Kind of Salvation is the second full-length album from Tennessee-based band The Features. It was digitally self-released on June 23, 2008, [5] and followed with a vinyl self-release on September 30, 2008. [6]

Contents

The album was produced by Grammy Award-winning Jacquire King (Modest Mouse, Kings Of Leon, Tom Waits, Sea Wolf) and Brian Carter at his Paradox Production facility in Murfreesboro, TN. [7]

In June 2009, the band was signed to Serpents & Snakes, an imprint curated by fellow Tennessee band Kings of Leon. [8] The album was the first official release by the new label on July 28, 2009. [9]

The album was re-released under YK Records in March 2024 with five bonus tracks, including previously vinyl-only songs "Now You Know" and "Mosis Tosis." [10]

Original track listing

  1. "Whatever Gets You By" – 1:16
  2. "The Drawing Board" – 2:28
  3. "Foundation's Cracked" – 3:01
  4. "GMF (Genetically Modified Fable)" – 3:09
  5. "The Temporary Blues" – 4:05
  6. "Wooden Heart" – 3:13
  7. "The Gates of Hell" – 4:30
  8. "Still Lost" – 1:58
  9. "Baby's Hammer" – 2:56
  10. "Lions" – 3:36
  11. "Concrete" – 2:25
  12. "Off Track" – 2:59
  13. "All I Ask" – 4:35 [11]

Bonus tracks

  1. "Now You Know" (Original LP, Serpents & Snakes, YK Records) – 2:36 [12]
  2. "Mosis Tosis" (Original LP, YK Records) – 2:27 [13]
  3. "Harmless" (YK Records) – 2:51
  4. "Woodstock" (YK Records) – 2:49
  5. "Take You On" (YK Records) – 3:29 [14]

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