Crack in the Wall
| Crack in the Wall | ||||
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| EP by The Panics | ||||
| Released | 5 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded |
Summer 2003/2004 Kingdom Studio | |||
| Length | 30.24 | |||
| Label | littleBIGMAN Records | |||
| Producer | The Panics | |||
| The Panics chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnik Music |   [1] |
Crack in the Wall is an EP by The Panics, released on April 5, 2004 by littleBIGMAN Records.[2] The EP was recorded in the summer of 2003/2004 at Kingdom Studio (an old converted Masonic hall in Perth).[3] The rear cover of the EP and inside photographs are of the band recording the EP, taken in the recording room of the studio, where the record was made.
"Cash" is the first single from the record and was written around the time of Johnny Cash's death, the title stuck from that period.[4] "In Your Head" features Laffer's uncle, Richard Szewczyk, on the piano accordion during the middle of the song, with Freya Mengler lending backing vocals. This is only the second time that people outside the band have played on a Panics' song. At the end of "Close" you can hear the ambient sounds of outdoors and the kitchen area, where the band were waiting impatiently to add their parts to the track.
On the strength of the album The Panics were personally selected by Grandaddy as their support act on that band's national tour of Australia.[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor.[6].
| Crack in the Wall | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Southern" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Cash" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "In Your Head" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Like an Aching Lung" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Lost in Green Eyes" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Close Enough Ain't Good Enough" | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Crack in the Wall" | 4:01 |
Personnel
The Panics
- Jae Laffer - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
- Drew Wootton - guitar
- Jules Douglas - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, slide guitar
- Myles Wootton - drums, sampler, percussion, harmonica, programming
- Paul Otway - bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Freya Mengler - backing vocals ("In Your Head")
- Richard Szewczyk - piano accordion ("In Your Head")
References
- ↑ "The Panics - Crack in the Wall". Sputnik Music. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Crack in the Wall - The Panics". AllMusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ Brabazon, Tara (2005). Liverpool of the South Seas: Perth and its Popular Music. UWA Press. p. 187. ISBN 1920694307.
- ↑ McMillen, Andrew (27 April 2012). "Storytellers: The Panics". Mess+Noise. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ Eliezer, Christie (18 May 2004). "The Panics". In Music & Media. TheMusic.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "'Crack in the Wall' at APRA search engine". APRA. Retrieved 8 April 2008.