War Elephant (album)

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War Elephant
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ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Indie rock, alternative country
Length48:05
Label Partisan Records
Deer Tick chronology
War Elephant
(2007)
Born on Flag Day
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (5.8/10) [2]

War Elephant is the debut album by Deer Tick. It was originally released September 4, 2007 on FEOW! Records. After parting ways with their label, Deer Tick continued touring without a repress of the album they were supporting. Partisan Records re-released War Elephant on November 11, 2008. [3]

Deer Tick (band) American band

Deer Tick is an American alternative rock band from Providence, Rhode Island composed of singer-songwriter John J. McCauley, guitarist Ian O'Neil, bassist Chris Ryan and drummer Dennis Ryan.

Partisan Records American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York City

Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam’s South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to their flagship office in Williamsburg where they still reside. Holy Sons was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the release of Deer Tick.

Track listing

All songs written by John McCauley, except for where noted.

  1. "Ashamed" (2:15)
  2. "Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)" (2:50)
  3. "Standing at the Threshold" (2:28)
  4. "Dirty Dishes" (3:19)
  5. "Long Time" (3:47)
  6. "Nevada" (2:47)
  7. "Baltimore Blues No. 1" (3:02)
  8. "These Old Shoes" (Chris Paddock) (2:21)
  9. "Not So Dense" (4:23)
  10. "Spend the Night" (2:29)
  11. "Diamond Rings 2007" (4:42)
  12. "Sink or Swim" (4:55)
  13. "Christ Jesus" (5:20)
  14. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) (3:33)

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Gaerig, Andrew (24 October 2007). "Deer Tick: War Elephant". Pitchfork Media.
  3. "War Elephant". Partisan Records.