MK III (album)
MK III is the third studio album by steampunk folk rock band Steam Powered Giraffe, released on December 3, 2013.[1]
It is the first album with former drummer Sam Luke (now known as Hatchworth) as bassist and lead vocalist, replacing The Jon, who left the previous year. The album features a series of songs sung to a young child, and its ending that features the robots flying into space sets the stage for the next album, The Vice Quadrant.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Curtain-Raiser" | |
0:59 |
| 2. |
"Steam Powered Giraffe" | David Michael Bennett |
2:37 |
| 3. |
"Mecto Amore" | Isabella "Bunny" Bennett |
5:32 |
| 4. |
"Hatch Fever" | Sam Luke |
3:56 |
| 5. |
"A Way into Your Heart" | D.M. Bennett |
4:06 |
| 6. |
"Ghost Grinder" | I.B. Bennett |
5:10 |
| 7. |
"Please Explain" | Luke |
3:43 |
| 8. |
"She Said Maybe" | D.M. Bennett |
3:21 |
| 9. |
"Go Spine Go" | Luke |
5:43 |
| 10. |
"Roller Skate King" | D.M. Bennett |
3:18 |
| 11. |
"I'll Rust With You" | I.B. Bennett |
3:42 |
| 12. |
"Wired Wrong" | D.M. Bennett |
5:16 |
| 13. |
"Fancy Shoes" | Luke |
4:27 |
| 14. |
"Steam Powered Giraffe (Reprise)" | D.M. Bennett |
1:27 |
| 15. |
"Turn Back the Clock" | I.B. Bennett |
5:47 |
| 16. |
"Bleak Horizon" | Luke, D.M. Bennett, I.B. Bennett |
3:32 |
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Personnel
- The Spine (David Michael Bennett) - lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboards, recording engineer, producer, songwriting
- Rabbit (Isabella "Bunny" Bennett) - lead and backing vocals, megaphone, melodica, accordion, album art design, album artist, songwriting, producer
- Hatchworth (Sam Luke) - lead and backing vocals, bass, songwriter, producer, album art
- Michael Philip Reed - guitar, bass, piano, vocoder, backing vocals, music and vocal arrangements, recording engineer
- Matt Smith - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Steve Negrete - recording engineering, spoken word (as himself and Be-Bop on "Curtain Raiser"), vocoder and sound effects
References
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