Structure & Cosmetics

Structure & Cosmetics
Studio album by The Brunettes
Released 30 July 2007 (NZ)
August 7, 2007 (USA)
Genre Indie pop
Length 38:48
Label Lil' Chief Records
Sub Pop
Producer Jonathan Bree
The Brunettes chronology
When Ice Met Cream
(2005)		 Structure & Cosmetics
(2007)
Lil' Chief Records chronology
Down at Your Life
(2006) Down at Your Life2006		 Structure & Cosmetics
(2007) Structure & Cosmetics2007		 Lichen Ears EP
(2007) Lichen Ears EP2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
CMJfavorable[1]
Crawdaddyfavorable[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10 link
The Sunday Star-Times link

Structure & Cosmetics is the third album by New Zealand band The Brunettes, and their first album to be released on Sub Pop in the USA. The album was released on 30 July 2007 in New Zealand on Lil' Chief Records and on August 7, 2007 in North America.

Track listing

  1. "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth (B-A-B-Y)" - 4:15
  2. "Stereo (Mono Mono)" - 5:03
  3. "Her Hairagami Set" - 4:39
  4. "Credit Card Mail Order" - 4:11
  5. "Obligatory Road Song" - 4:12
  6. "Small Town Crew" - 3:52
  7. "If You Were Alien" - 4:28
  8. "Wall Poster Star" - 3:34
  9. "Structure & Cosmetics" - 4:34

Personnel

  • Heather Mansfield - vocals, organ, piano, clarinet, melodica, glockenspiel, harmonica
  • Jonathan Bree - vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums, rhodes, mellotron
  • James Milne - backing vocals and bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
  • Ryan McPhun - backing vocals and drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
  • Harry Cundy - trumpet
  • Jamie Power - drums on tracks 6 and 8.
  • William Cotton - backing vocals, tenor saxophone, celeste
  • Dionne Taylor - lapsteel

Track Usage

  • The song "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth" features in an advertisement for Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, which debuted in December 2007.

References

  1. ↑ CMJ, August 2007
  2. ↑ Crawdaddy, 8 Aug 2007
  3. ↑ NME, 11 March 2007, p.49
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