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Avg: 4.5 (12 ratings)
- Date Released: October 17, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Alternative
- Label: sonaBLAST! Records / Iris
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Although Chapel Hill's the Old Ceremony have the chamber-pop-orchestra size of the Polyphonic Spree minus the choir (nine members, including a full-time string section and accordion player), their second album is surprisingly intimate. The twin focus on Our One Mistake is on frontman Django Haskins' low-key vocals and James Wallace's Randy Newman-influenced piano, leaving the rest of the band to fill in the arrangements sparsely, adding a bit of boulevardier élan here (the aforementioned accordion) and some '70s album rock moves there, especially when Mark Simonsen is showing off his clavinet skills, as on the white-boy funk of "Radio Religion." The overall effect is pleasantly like a much less smarmy Ben Folds fronting the Decemberists, with the same blend of somewhat arch lyrics and melodic folk-rock-based tunes. One surprising highlight is the delightful "Bao Qian," an otherwise straightforward pop song sung almost entirely in Mandarin. (Haskins was a Chinese language and literature major in college.) Clever but heartfelt, Our One Mistake will likely appeal to fans of brainy pop.
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Talk Straight |
3:39 |
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| 02. | |
Poison Pen |
4:06 |
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| 03. | |
Papers in Order |
5:02 |
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| 04. | |
Get to Love |
3:34 |
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| 05. | |
Our One Mistake |
3:46 |
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| 06. | |
Reservations |
4:41 |
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| 07. | |
Radio Religion |
3:44 |
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| 08. | |
Beliver |
4:31 |
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| 09. | |
Bao Quain |
3:33 |
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| 10. | |
Hearts Were Made |
3:34 |
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| 11. | |
Prove Me Wrong |
6:19 |
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| 12. | |
Baby, What is Going On |
3:41 |
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12 Total Tracks, 50:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Brent Lambert - Mastering // Giles Holland - Executive Producer // Thom Canova - Producer // Thom Canova - Engineer // Thom Canova - Mixing // Mark Simonsen - Organ // Mark Simonsen - Marimba // Mark Simonsen - Vocals (Background) // Mark Simonsen - Engineer // Mark Simonsen - Vibraphone // Matt Parker - Executive Producer // Django Haskins - Guitar // Django Haskins - Guitar // Django Haskins - Vocals // Django Haskins - Vocals // Daniel Hart - Violin // Dan R. Hall - Percussion // Dan R. Hall - Drums // Matt Brandau - Bass // Matt Brandau - Vocals (Background)
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