Bottoms of Barrels is the second album by Omaha, Nebraska's Tilly and the Wall. It was released on 2006-05-23 on Team Love Records.

Bottoms of Barrels
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 2006
GenreIndie pop
Length41:39
LabelTeam Love
Tilly and the Wall chronology
Wild Like Children
(2004)
Bottoms of Barrels
(2006)
o
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10) [2]

The album was the ninth release of Team Love Records; its Australian release was June 2, 2007 by Dew Process. Singles to date nationally: "Bad Education," "Rainbows in the Dark," "Sing Songs Along," and "The Freest Man."

Track listing edit

  1. "Rainbows in the Dark"
  2. "Urgency"
  3. "Bad Education"
  4. "Lost Girls"
  5. "Love Song"
  6. "Sing Songs Along"
  7. "Black and Blue"
  8. "Brave Day"
  9. "The Freest Man"
  10. "Coughing Colors"

The enhanced CD version comes with behind-the-scenes footage of the band recording the album. There was a bonus 7" record for "Bad Education" that came along with the purchase of the album.

U.K. Edition edit

  1. "Patience, Babe"
  2. "Sing Songs Along"
  3. "Black and Blue"
  4. "Lost Girls"
  5. "Urgency"
  6. "Bad Education"
  7. "The Freest Man"
  8. "Rainbows in the Dark"
  9. "Love Song"
  10. "Coughing Colors"
  11. "Brave Day"

The U.K. edition featured a bonus track, "Patience, Babe", songs appeared in a different order, and had longer versions of "Bad Education" and "The Freest Man".

Additional musicians edit

  • Clark Baechle: electronic beats (tracks 4, 7, 9)
  • Carrie Butler: violin (tracks 3, 10)
  • Ryan Fox: saxophone (track 8)
  • Myranda Hagemann: cello (tracks 6, 10)
  • Dan McCarthy: accordion (track 3)
  • Jesse McKelvey: drums (track 2)
  • A.J. Mogis: organ (track 2)
  • Mike Mogis: electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10) ebow (track 1), keyboard (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10), slide guitar (track 7), mellotron (track 10), and bass (track 9)
  • Charlie Vinz!: bells (tracks 1, 5, 6)
  • Nate Walcott: trumpet (tracks 1, 3)
  • James SK Wān: bamboo flute (tracks 2, 3)
  • Clint Wheeler: drums (track 8)
  • Trip the Light Fantastic (tracks 4, 6, 8)

References edit

  1. ^ Bottoms of Barrels at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Tilly and the Wall: Bottoms of Barrels: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

External links edit