Speakeasy (Freeze the Atlantic album)

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Speakeasy
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Released17 September 2012
Genre Alternative rock
Length34:24
Label Alcopop! Records
Producer Guy Davis
Freeze the Atlantic chronology
Colour by Numbers
(2011)
Speakeasy
(2012)
Freeze the Atlantic
(2014)
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Speakeasy is the debut studio album from Farnborough based rock band Freeze the Atlantic. The album features a re-recorded version of "The Alibi" as well as a full band version of "Broken Bones" from their Colour by Numbers EP.

Farnborough, Hampshire Town in Hampshire, England

Farnborough is a town in north east Hampshire, England, part of the borough of Rushmoor and the Farnborough/Aldershot Built-up Area. Farnborough was founded in Saxon times and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is formed from Ferneberga which means "fern hill".

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily from the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Freeze the Atlantic were an English alternative rock band based in Farnborough, Hampshire. The band were formed in late 2008 by Guy Davis, Jon Pearce and Andy Gilmour following the hiatus of both Reuben and Hundred Reasons. The group's name is taken from a song by English alternative rock band Cable from their 1997 album, When Animals Attack.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Freeze the Atlantic and Jon Pearce except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Shivering & Dazed"2:49
2."Conflict! Conflict!"2:39
3."Broken Bones"2:45
4."Le Track"3:12
5."Volcanoes" (Freeze the Atlantic/Jon Pearce/Liv Puente)3:17
6."This Isn't Maths, This Is Rock 'N' Roll" (Freeze the Atlantic/Jon Pearce/Liv Puente)3:05
7."Crestfallen"3:42
8."Loses All The Romance"3:22
9."The Colour"3:15
10."The Alibi"2:18
11."Feather In A Hurricane"4:05
Total length:34:24

Personnel

Freeze the Atlantic
Guest vocalists

Laruso were an English rock band formed by Darren Smith in Sheffield in 2003. They released their debut album, Bring It On, in May 2005 on Casket Music. Their second album, A Classic Case of Cause and Effect, was released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings. The album was produced by the band's guitarist Carl Bown and featured a guest appearance by his uncle, pop singer Tony Christie. in April/May 2009 Laruso toured with Fightstar and In Case of Fire to promote the release of A Classic Case of Cause and Effect. They also did a Tour in August 2009 to support the album and release of the single Plain Paper Napkins. On 4 May 2010 Laruso recorded the video for new single It's not over inviting fans to attend the shoot and appear in the video.

Hundred Reasons band

Hundred Reasons are an English alternative rock band from Aldershot, Hampshire, formed in 1999. The band consists of Colin Doran (vocals), Larry Hibbitt, Andy Gilmour (bass) and Andy Bews (drums).

Sucioperro are a Scottish rock band from Ayr, South Ayrshire, formed in 2002.

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