Our First American Friends

Our First American Friends is the debut album by British alternative rock band Tubelord. It was released on October 12, 2009, through Hassle Records. The album mostly features newly written material but also features re-recorded version of songs such as "Night of the Pencils" and "Propeller" which have been staples in the band's live set and have been released in limited edition singles prior to the recording of Our First American Friends.

Our First American Friends
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2009
RecordedDecember 2008 – February 2009
StudioThe Pierce Rooms, Hammersmith and Livingston Studios, Wood Green, London, UK
GenreAlternative rock, math rock, indie pop
Length40:49
LabelHassle
ProducerTristen Ivemy
Tubelord chronology
Our First American Friends
(2009)
Tezcatlipōca
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[1]
Rock Sound8/10[2]

The album has been released on compact disc, digital download and vinyl, which contain a free bonus disc titled One for the Grandparents that featured many of the album's songs which have been completely re-worked acoustically.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joe Prendergast and Tubelord

No.TitleLength
1."Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening"3:53
2."Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire"3:43
3."Night of the Pencils"4:14
4."Stacey's Left Arm"4:10
5."Propeller"3:34
6."He Awoke on a Beach in Abergavenny"4:16
7."I Am Azerrad"3:31
8."Cows to the East, Cities to the West"3:40
9."Synthesize"4:13
10."Our First American Friends"5:36
Total length:40:49
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Half Man, Half Amazing"4:19
Total length:45:08
One for the Grandparents
No.TitleLength
1."Stacey's Left Arm"4:01
2."Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire"3:47
3."Night of the Pencils"4:06
4."I Am Azerrad"3:46
5."He Awoke on a Beach in Abergavenny"2:21
6."Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening"3:23
7."Our First American Friends"4:47
8."Propeller"4:48
9."Synthesize"3:39
Total length:49:15

Personnel

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Tubelord
  • Joe Prendergast - guitars, lead vocals
  • Sean Bamberger - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • David Catmur - drums, violin, viola, synthesizer [Casio Vl-1], chimes, glockenspiel, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Caroline Court - additional violin
  • Rob Stanley-Smith - additional cello
  • Alan Welsh, James Elliott Field - backing vocals
Production
  • Tristan Ivemy - producer, engineer
  • James Elliott Field, Darren Simpson - assistant engineers
  • John Davis - mastering

References

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  1. ^ Johnston, Emma (November 2009). "Tubelord - Our First American Friends". Classic Rock. No. 138. p. 87.
  2. ^ Moffat, Iain (8 October 2009). "Tubelord - 'Our First American Friends'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 13 October 2019.