The Spell (The Black Heart Procession album)

The Spell
Studio album by The Black Heart Procession
Released	May 9, 2006
Recorded	SDRL, in San Diego, 2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	45:14
Label	Touch & Go TG271
Producer	The Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession chronology
In the Fishtank 11 (2004) The Spell (2006) Six (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	8/10 [3]

The Spell is the fifth full-length album recorded by the indie rock band The Black Heart Procession.

The album was released by Touch and Go Records on May 9, 2006. The album was recorded and produced by the band in their new studio, SDRL, in San Diego. A video was made for the track "Not Just Words."

Track listing

1. "Tangled" – 4:13
2. "The Spell" – 4:39
3. "Not Just Words" – 4:11
4. "The Letter" – 4:29
5. "The Replacement" – 3:57
6. "Return to Burn" – 4:23
7. "GPS" – 3:34
8. "The Waiter #5" – 4:04
9. "Places" – 3:51
10. "The Fix" – 4:09
11. "To Bring You Back" – 3:39

Musicians

• Pall Jenkins — vocals; guitar (tracks 1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11), bass (tracks 2, 7, 10), organ (track 5), synthesizer (track 5), lap steel guitar (track 6), saw (track 8)
• Matt Resovich — violin (tracks 1-5, 8-11), electric piano (track 5), synthesizer (track 7), lap steel guitar (track 11)
• Tobias Nathaniel — piano (tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 9, 11), organ (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 10), bass (tracks 1, 8, 9, 11), guitar (tracks 2, 7, 10), tympani (track 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 10)
• Jimmy LaValle — piano (track 2), bass (tracks 3-6), reverb tank (track 8), organ (track 11)
• Joe Plummer — drums; percussion (track 3)

References

1. "The Spell by The Black Heart Procession". Metacritic . Retrieved October 9, 2016. The San Diego indie rockers return with an 11-track set that ditches the Latin elements of the previous record but retains their moody, cinematic sound.
2. "The Spell - The Black Heart Procession | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
3. Tangari, Joe (May 18, 2006). "The Black Heart Procession: The Spell". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 20, 2018.