MK III (album)
| MK III | ||||
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| Studio album by Steam Powered Giraffe | ||||
| Released | December 3, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock, steampunk | |||
| Length | 62:36 | |||
| Label | Steam Powered Giraffe | |||
| Steam Powered Giraffe chronology | ||||
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MK III is the third studio album by the American steampunk folk rock band Steam Powered Giraffe, released on December 3, 2013.[1]
It is their first album with former drummer Sam Luke (now known as Hatchworth) as bassist and lead vocalist, replacing Jonathan Sprague, who left the previous year. The album features a series of songs sung to a young child, and its ending that features the robots flying into space sets the stage for the next album, The Vice Quadrant.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Curtain-Raiser" | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "Steam Powered Giraffe" | David Michael Bennett | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Mecto Amore" | Isabella "Bunny" Bennett | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Hatch Fever" | Sam Luke | 3:56 |
| 5. | "A Way into Your Heart" | D.M. Bennett | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Ghost Grinder" | I.B. Bennett | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Please Explain" | Luke | 3:43 |
| 8. | "She Said Maybe" | D.M. Bennett | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Go Spine Go" | Luke | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Roller Skate King" | D.M. Bennett | 3:18 |
| 11. | "I'll Rust With You" | I.B. Bennett | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Wired Wrong" | D.M. Bennett | 5:16 |
| 13. | "Fancy Shoes" | Luke | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Steam Powered Giraffe (Reprise)" | D.M. Bennett | 1:27 |
| 15. | "Turn Back the Clock" | I.B. Bennett | 5:47 |
| 16. | "Bleak Horizon" | Luke, D.M. Bennett, I.B. Bennett | 3:32 |
Personnel
- The Spine (David Michael Bennett) - lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboards, recording engineer, producer, songwriting
- Rabbit (Isabella "Bunny" Bennett) - lead and backing vocals, megaphone, melodica, accordion, album art design, album artist, songwriting, producer
- Hatchworth (Sam Luke) - lead and backing vocals, bass, songwriter, producer, album art
- Michael Philip Reed - guitar, bass, piano, vocoder, backing vocals, music and vocal arrangements, recording engineer
- Matt Smith - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Steve Negrete - recording engineering, spoken word (as himself and Be-Bop on "Curtain Raiser"), vocoder and sound effects
References
- ↑ "MK III". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Steam Powered Giraffe - MK III CD". Steam Powered Giraffe. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
- Steam Powered Giraffe official website
- Steam Powered Giraffe at the La Jolla Playhouse
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