Building a Better ______

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Building a Better ______
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Studio album by Park
Released July 25, 2006
Genre Indie rock
Length 44:20
Label Lobster Records, Vega Vinyl
Producer Cameron Webb
Park chronology
It Won't Snow Where You're Going
(2003)It Won't Snow Where You're Going2003		 Building a Better ______
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (81%) link
Allmusic 4.0/5 stars [1]

Building a Better ____ is the fourth full-length album by Illinois indie rock band Park. It was released in 2006.

The fourth word of the album's title is written in a similar style to that used in Mad Libs, as a blank with the word (noun) under it. This has led to some confusion on how to pronounce the title out loud. Frontman Ladd Mitchell has said they just refer to it as "Building..." or "Building a Better". The working title for the album had been "Building a Better Pirate", but the band changed it to a blank as they felt it was too whimsical.[2] On July 22, 2008 Vega Vinyl released "Building A Better ______" on vinyl.[3] An acoustic b-side entitled "Eraser" was later released online.

Ladd Mitchell was the primary songwriter for the album. According to a lyric feature written by Ladd Mitchell for PlayPro.com, the album's lyrical content came from personal experiences of Mitchell such as relationships and dreams.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Trophy Wife - 3:56
  2. "Mississippi Burning - 3:43
  3. "Who Is Aliandra - 3:39
  4. "Angles and Errors - 3:16
  5. "A Message - 3:45
  6. "Chica Chica - 3:15
  7. "La Amoureux - 4:05
  8. "Irukandji - 4:26
  9. "Intro - 2:12
  10. "Hide and Seek - 5:01
  11. "A Message (Acoustic) (Bonus Track) - 3:31

Credits

  • Ladd Mitchell - Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Keys
  • Justin Valenti - Guitar
  • Alex Haycraft - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Miles Logan - Percussion
  • Cameron Webb - Production, Engineering, Mixing
  • Tom Deglman - Additional Recording
  • Ric "Skippy" Major - Additional Recording
  • Kevin Bartley - Mastering
  • Michael Johansen - Art Direction & Design
  • Johnny Flickinger - Original Artwork
  • Peter Munters - Additional Vocals
  • Jo Pollock - Additional Vocals

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic Review
  2. ↑ mplssceneinterviews.blogspot.com. "Interviews: Building a Better ______ (Interview)". Retrieved April 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ [1] Archived January 15, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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