Crashing the Ether

Crashing the Ether
Studio album by Tommy Keene
Released	April 4, 2006
Genre	Power pop, rock
Label	Eleven Thirty
Tommy Keene chronology
(2002) Crashing the Ether (2006) In the Late Bright (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
ARTISTdirect	[2]
PopMatters	(mixed)[3]
Stylus Magazine	C+[4]

Crashing the Ether is the seventh album by Tommy Keene. Recorded at his home studio, Keene played most of the instruments himself; among others, John Richardson played drums and Gin Blossoms guitarist Jesse Valenzuela chipped in with some back-up vocals.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Tommy Keene

1. "Black & White New York" – 4:56
2. "Warren in the '60s" – 3:26
3. "Quit That Scene" – 3:24
4. "Driving Down the Road in My Mind" – 5:28
5. "Wishing" – 4:15
6. "Lives Become Lies" – 5:08
7. "Eyes of Youth" – 3:45
8. "I've Heard That Wind Blow Before" – 3:35
9. "Alta Loma" – 4:13
10. "Texas Tower No.4" – 6:10

Personnel[]

• Tommy Keene — Vocals, instrumentation

Additional musicians[]

• Brad Quinn — Bass guitar
• Jesse Valenzuela — Harmony vocals
• Steve Gerlach — Guitar
• Walter Vincent — Harmony vocals
• John Richardson — Drums
• R. Walt Vincent — Harmony vocals

Production[]

• Tommy Keene — Producer
• Walter Vincent — Producer, mixing
• R. Walt Vincent — Producer, mixing
• — Engineer, drum engineering
• Louie Teran — Mastering
• Kevin Lane Keller — Executive producer
• Chris Widmer — Engineer, drum engineering

Additional credits[]

• Cary Baker — Publicity
• Jim Horan — Art direction
• Steve Curtis — Photography
• Tommy Keene — Photography

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