Bishop Allen & The Broken String

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Bishop Allen and the Broken String
The Broken String cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bishop Allen
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length40:19
LabelDead Oceans
ProducerJustin Rice, Christian Rudder
Bishop Allen chronology
Charm School
(2003) 		Bishop Allen and the Broken String
(2007) 		Grrr...
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(3.5/5)[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[2]
Rockfeedback(4.0/5)[3]

Bishop Allen and the Broken String is the second full-length album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was released on July 24, 2007.

Ten of the twelve tracks are re-workings of selections from the 12 EP project the band did in 2006.

Track listing[]

  1. "The Monitor" – 3:42
  2. "Rain" – 3:36
  3. "Click, Click, Click, Click" – 3:08
  4. "The Chinatown Bus" – 3:22
  5. "Flight 180" – 5:10
  6. "Like Castanets" – 3:17
  7. "Butterfly Nets" – 3:12
  8. "Shrinking Violet" – 1:51
  9. "Corazon" – 4:21
  10. "Middle Management" – 2:43
  11. "Choose Again" – 3:12
  12. "The News from Your Bed" – 2:45

Many uncommon instrumental arrangements are found in The Broken String, such as "Butterfly Nets" (ukulele, saxophone) or "Shrinking Violets" (banjo, oboe).

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1078475
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071214120716/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44319-bishop-allen-the-broken-string
  3. ^ http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=5329



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