We Are Night Sky

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We Are Night Sky
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Studio album by
Deadboy & the Elephantmen
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre Blues rock, punk blues
Length38:00
Label Fat Possum
Deadboy & the Elephantmen chronology
Song Mechanism
(2004)		We Are Night Sky
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 5.7/10 [3]

We Are Night Sky is the second and final full-length album of Deadboy & the Elephantmen. It is also the first full-length album to feature drummer Tessie Brunet. It is the first of the three records contract with Fat Possum Records.

Contents

The album was released at two different times. The first release was online in late 2005. The store date was February 7, 2006. By the time the album's official release date came, the band was already touring the United States.

"Stop, I'm Already Dead" is used as the opening theme to the 2015 TV series iZombie . It is also featured in the 2008 Horror film Day of the Dead . [4]

Track listings

Album

  1. "Stop, I'm Already Dead" (2:19)
  2. "No Rainbow" (4:35)
  3. "How Long the Night Was" (3:14)
  4. "Ancient Man" (3:17)
  5. "Dressed in Smoke" (3:57)
  6. "Blood Music" (3:36)
  7. "Walking Stick" (3:25)
  8. "Kissed by Lightning" (2:04)
  9. "Misadventures of Dope" (2:30)
  10. "Break it Off" (3:47)
  11. "Evil Friend" (3:09)
  12. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (2:52)

Demo 1

  1. "Nevermind the Scenery, it's Only Bleeding" (3:17)
  2. "Wicked Tongue" (3:28)
  3. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (4:20)
  4. "Frank's Riff" (2:40)

Demo 2

  1. "Kissed by Lightning" (2:09)
  2. "Walking Stick" (2:03)
  3. "Nevermind the Scenery, it's Only Bleeding" (3:15)
  4. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (3:59)
  5. "Wicked Tongue" (3:26)
  6. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (2:45)

Outtakes

At least three outtakes exist from We Are Night Sky. The songs, "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell," "Die a Little" and "Never Mind the Scenery, It's Only Bleeding" were written and recorded along with the rest of the album but, for whatever reason, were not included on the final release. They are available, however, in several places. "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell" would go on to be featured on Dax Riggs' first solo album We Sing of Only Blood or Love.

"Die a Little" was released as a single through iTunes and all three are available on officially released live recordings. The Lollapalooza 2006 release includes all three outtake tracks as well as a cover of The Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation". The Austin City Limits release includes "Die a Little" and "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell." Both releases are available as digital downloads only.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ MacNeil, Jason. "We Are Night Sky Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Gitlin, Lauren (January 23, 2006). "Deadboy & The Elephantman - We Are Night Sky". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (March 16, 2006). "deadboy & the Elephantmen: We Are Night Sky Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Day of the Dead (Video 2008) - IMDb". IMDb .
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