Batten the Hatches

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Batten the Hatches
Batten the Hatches.jpg
Studio album by
Jenny Owen Youngs
Released2005 (Canada)
GenreIndie, folk rock
Length37:03
41:07 (reissue)
LabelSelf-released
Nettwerk (reissue)
ProducerRonen Ben Codor, Dan Romer
Jenny Owen Youngs chronology

(2004) 		Batten the Hatches
(2005) 		The Take Off All Your Clothes EP
(2007)
Original cover
2005 self-release artwork
2005 self-release artwork
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Marie Claire4/5 stars[2]
PopMatters5/10 stars[3]
Rock Sound7/10 stars[4]

Batten the Hatches is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs. Originally self-released in 2005 by Youngs, it was reissued with the bonus track "Drinking Song" two years later by the Nettwerk label.[5]

The track "Fuck Was I" was used in the first episode of the second season of the Showtime series Weeds, to illustrate a scene in which main character Nancy Botwin, a part-time marijuana dealer, discovers that her new lover is in fact a DEA agent. This appearance reportedly led to sales of the album increasing from between five and ten per week to between twenty and thirty per day.[6]

The album was listed as one of Guardian Unlimited's "Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" in a feature in November 2006.[7]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Jenny Owen Youngs.
  1. "Porchrail" – 1:45
  2. "From Here" – 2:16
  3. "Fuck Was I" – 3:30
  4. "Lightning Rod" – 3:27
  5. "Voice on Tape" – 3:03
  6. "P.S." – 1:52
  7. "Bricks" – 5:00
  8. "Drinking Song" – 3:38
  9. "Woodcut" – 4:18
  10. "Coyote" – 3:14
  11. "Keys Out Lights On" – 5:00
  12. "Woodcut (The Age of Rockets remix)" – 4:04
    • Remix by Andrew Futral

Personnel[]

Performance[]

  • Jenny Owen Youngs – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass
  • Oscar Chabebe – tabla
  • Adam Christgau – drums
  • Ronen Ben Codor – harmonium
  • James Cucinotta – bass clarinet
  • Willie Farr Jr. – electric guitar
  • Andrew Futral – synthesizer
  • Hawk – viola
  • Chris Hembree – piano
  • Cicero Jones – French horn
  • Jordan McLean – flugelhorn
  • Tim Petrochko – violin
  • Patrick Petty – cello
  • Andrew Platt – bass instrument
  • Bess Rogers – flute, voice
  • Dan Romer – bass, electric guitar, keys, voice
  • Jon Samson – digital kittens
  • Bob Pycior – violin

Recording[]

  • Ronen Ben Codor – additional arrangements on track 11
  • Andrew Futral – remix (track 12, reissued version), additional arrangements on tracks 3 & 5
  • Jay Newland – mastering
  • Dan Romer – production, engineering, arrangements, mixing

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada 2005 Self-released CD
Canada, UK April 10, 2007 Nettwerk CD 0 6700 30648 2 8

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Marie Claire Review[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ PopMatters Review
  4. ^ Rock Sound Review[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Jenny Owen Youngs – Batten The Hatches
  6. ^ Video Kills The Radio Star (Again) – Forbes.com
  7. ^ The greatest albums you've never heard | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
  8. ^ SPIN.com: Jenny Owen Youngs

External links[]

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