Ten Silver Drops

Ten Silver Drops
Studio album by The Secret Machines
Released	April 25, 2006
Recorded	2005 (?)
Genre	New prog Space rock
Length	45:50
Label	Reprise
Producer	Secret Machines
The Secret Machines chronology
The Road Leads Where It's Led (2005) Ten Silver Drops (2006) Secret Machines (2008)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	A-[1]
Pitchfork Media	6.3/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Q	[4]

Ten Silver Drops is the second full-length album by the American rock band The Secret Machines. It was released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store on February 28, 2006, while the street date for the CD was April 25, 2006. The first single from the album, "Alone, Jealous and Stoned", was released in the UK on January 16, 2006, and in the U.S. shortly thereafter. On January 29, 2006 Ten Silver Drops leaked onto file sharing websites following the release of their lead single in the UK.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Secret Machines.

1. "Alone, Jealous and Stoned" – 6:46
2. "All at Once (It's Not Important)" – 4:37
3. "Lightning Blue Eyes" – 5:31
4. "Daddy's in the Doldrums" – 8:23
5. "I Hate Pretending" – 5:15
6. "Faded Lines" – 4:59
7. "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible" – 5:00
8. "1,000 Seconds" – 5:15

Personnel

• Brandon Curtis – Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
• Benjamin Curtis – Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Josh Garza – Drums

with:

• Alejandra Deheza – Vocals on "Faded Lines"
• Garth Hudson – Accordion on "I Want to Know if It's Still Possible"

References

1. Entertainment Weekly April 14, 2006
2. Pitchfork review March 29, 2006
3. Rolling Stone May 1, 2006
4. Q, April 2006, p. 120

External links

• Billboard.com
• Secret Machines official website
• The Secret Machines talk about the new album