The Other Hand (album)

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The Other Hand
Studio album by
très.b
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010
Recorded2009–2010 in Warsaw and New York
GenreIndie pop, alternative rock
Length43:23
LabelPomaton EMI (PL)
ProducerBartłomiej Kuźniak, Victor van Vugt, Olivier Heim
Très.b chronology
Scylla and Charybdis
(2007) 		The Other Hand
(2010)
Singles from The Other Hand
  1. "Orange, Apple"
    Released: August 2010
  2. "Venus Untied"
    Released: December, 2010
  3. "OLA"
    Released: May 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Polityka5/6 stars[1]
Przekrój(4/6)[2]
Onet(4/5)[3]
Wprost(favourable)
Machina(favourable)
Gazeta Wyborcza(favourable)[4]
Interia8/10 stars[5]

The Other Hand is a major label debut album by the international indie rock band très.b. It was released on September 21, 2010 in Poland.[6][7]

Background[]

The album was recorded in Warsaw at Studio 333 and was mixed in New York City by Victor Van Vugt, who has worked with acts like: PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and Depeche Mode.

Reception[]

The album has been very well received. It has been called a "Sensation of the fall" (Wprost), "MUST HAVE album" (Onet) and "World class album" (Machina).

Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
Fryderyk 2011 Très.B Best Debut Album of the Year (Fonograficzny Debiut Roku) Won

[8][9]

Videos[]

A video for "Orange, Apple" was released in August, 2010, made by très.b, filmed in and around Amsterdam. Another music video for "Venus Untied" was released in December 2010.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Misia Furtak, Thomas Pettit, Olivier Heim.

No.TitleLength
1."Widow of Myself"3:02
2."Venus Untied"3:18
3."Orange, Apple"3.43
4."Devourer"2:58
5."What I might have lost"4:33
6."Talk to me"3:18
7."Yes"3:08
8."What's the difference"2:35
9."Resolve at midnight"2:32
10."Pyhatunturi"1:42
11."Temporary Residence"3:32
12."The Visionary"2:53
13."Wink and cough and sigh"2:31
14."The Other Hand"3:38

Personnel[]

très.b (most of instruments recording, production, arrangement):

Other personnel
  • Strings: Michał Jelonek
  • Brass:
  • Double Bass
  • Rhodes and Hammond
  • Syth and modular synth
  • extra rhodes
  • Hurdy gurdy

Technical personnel[]

  • (also guitar and alto saxophone on tracks 13 and 14)
  • Victor van Vugt
  • Olivier Heim
  • Art direction - très.b and Monika Baran
  • Artwork design - Misia Furtak and Monika Baran
  • Artwork edit - IAMKAT
  • Photography - Misia Furtak and Monika Baran

References[]

  1. ^ "Polityka - nr 38 (2774) z dnia 2010-09-18; s. 62 by Mirosław Pęczak "Polityka Review"". Archiwum.polityka.pl. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  2. ^ [1] Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "22 paź 10 by Marek Fall / Onet.pl". Muzyka.onet.pl. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  4. ^ Robert Sankowski. "Robert Sankowski 2010-09-26 Wyborcza". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  5. ^ "Piotr Kowalczyk 30 października 2010 Interia". Muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  6. ^ "EMI Music Polska". Emimusic.pl. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  7. ^ "Tres.B - nowa płyta jesienią". Tuba.pl. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  8. ^ "Fryderyki 2011. Najwięksi zwycięzcy: Acid Drinkers i Monika Brodka - Wiadomości". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  9. ^ "Co działo się na gali Fryderyk 2011? - Wideo - Plejada - Sprawdź, co słychać w show-biznesie". Plejada.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.

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