I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business (album)

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business is the solo release from the Early November frontman Ace Enders on Drive-Thru Records, released on October 26, 2004. Spartanburg Herald-Journal include the album on their list of the best albums of the year.[1]

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 2004
StudioPortrait Studios, Lincoln Park, New Jersey
GenreRock
Length52:45
LabelDrive-Thru
ProducerChris Badami, Arthur Enders
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business chronology
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business
(2004)
The World We Know
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punktastic4/5 link

Music videos

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There are official music videos for "The Best Happiness Money Can Buy" and "So I Finally Decided to Give Myself a Reason"

Track listing

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  • (All songs written by Arthur Enders)
  1. "Untitled" – 2:07
  2. "Whispering" – 3:36
  3. "So I Finally Decided to Give Myself a Reason" – 3:06
  4. "Timshel" – 3:51
  5. "The Best Happiness Money Can Buy" – 1:47
  6. "An Oak Tree Stands Beside a Linden" – 4:14
  7. "But When the Little Fellow Came Close and Put Both Arms Around His Mother, and Kissed Her in an Appealing Boyish Fashion, She Was Moved to Tenderness" – 3:33
  8. "Untitled" – 4:25
  9. "Untitled" – 3:14
  10. "The Kindler Burns" – 2:56
  11. "End of the Background Noise" – 4:45
  12. "Untitled" – 3:54
  13. "Untitled" – 3:44
  14. "I Know the Sum and Substance of My Evil" – 4:29
  15. "Salvy" – 3:00

Personnel

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  • Arthur Enders – vocals, guitar, production
  • Chris Badami – production, recording, engineering, mixing, drums, additional vocals
  • Bill Lugg – additional guitar on Untitled 1, slide guitar on The Best Happiness Money Can Buy
  • Michelle Dispenziere – assistant engineer
  • Paul Spinella – assistant engineer, additional vocals
  • David Rimelis – string arrangement, conductor
  • Evelyn Estava – violin
  • Elizabeth Schulze – viola
  • Gerall Hieser – cello
  • Jeff Kummer – beat box and drums on End of the Background Noise
  • Joshua M. Ortega – photography, design

References

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Citations

  1. ^ Griffin 2004, p. D12

Sources

  • Griffin, Myles (December 31, 2004). "Best of the Year". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.