The Hundred in the Hands (album)

The Hundred in the Hands
Studio album by The Hundred in the Hands
Released	September 11, 2010
Genre	Synthpop indietronica indie rock indie pop dream pop post-punk revival
Length	41:40
Label	Warp
Producer	Eric Broucek The Hundred in the Hands Jacques Renault Richard X Chris Zane
The Hundred in the Hands chronology
This Desert (2010) The Hundred in the Hands (2010) Red Night (2012)
Singles from The Hundred in the Hands
"Dressed in Dresden"/"Undressed in Dresden" Released: March 2009[1] "Dressed in Dresden" Released: April 5, 2010[1] "Pigeons" Released: September 13, 2010[1] "Commotion"/"Aggravation" Released: November 15, 2010[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[5]
The Fly	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
The Phoenix	[8]
Pitchfork Media	4.3/10[9]
PopMatters	8/10[10]
Spin	7/10[11]
URB	[12]

The Hundred in the Hands is the eponymous debut studio album by American electronic music duo The Hundred in the Hands, released on September 11, 2010 by Warp. The album received generally favorable reviews, with a Metacritic score of 74 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.^[2] In January 2011, the album earned the duo a nomination in the Pop/Rock category at The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.^[13] The song "Pigeons" was used in the third episode of the fifth season of Gossip Girl, titled "The Jewel of Denial" and originally aired October 10, 2011.^[14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell. 

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Young Aren't Young"	Richard X THITH Jacques Renault^[a]	4:24
2.	"Lovesick (Once Again)"	THITH	4:00
3.	"Killing It"	THITH	3:37
4.	"Pigeons"	Richard X THITH	3:28
5.	"Commotion"	Richard X THITH	4:45
6.	"This Day Is Made"	Eric Broucek THITH	3:56
7.	"Dead Ending"	Broucek THITH Renault Utters^[a]	4:08
8.	"Gold Blood"	Richard X THITH	3:22
9.	"Dressed in Dresden"	Chris Zane THITH	3:31
10.	"Last City"	Zane THITH	3:40
11.	"The Beach"	THITH Richard X^[a]	2:49

iTunes Store bonus tracks[15]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Tom Tom"	THITH Renault	3:40
13.	"Sleepwalkers"	Broucek THITH	3:53
14.	"Pigeons" (Foals XIII Remix)		6:24

Japanese edition bonus tracks[16]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"In to It" (Acapella Version)		4:01
13.	"Undressed in Dresden"	Zane Alex Aldi THITH	5:30

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Hundred in the Hands.^[17]

The Hundred in the Hands

• The Hundred in the Hands – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 11); additional engineering (tracks 6, 10)
• Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
• Jason Friedman – bass, guitar, programming

Additional personnel

• Alex Aldi – engineering (tracks 4, 9, 10); mixing (tracks 9, 10); programming (track 9)
• Eric Broucek – engineering, production (tracks 6, 7); mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7); additional engineering (tracks 2, 3); additional programming (tracks 2, 3, 6)
• Heather Culp – photography
• Pete Hofmann – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 11)
• Jacques Renault – additional production, engineering (track 1); additional programming (tracks 1, 7); additional engineering, production (track 7)
• Richard X – additional programming, production (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8); engineering (track 1); additional engineering (tracks 4, 5, 8); additional production (track 11)
• Vito Roccoforte – live drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Utters – additional engineering, additional production, additional programming (track 7)
• Chris Zane – engineering (tracks 4, 9, 10); live drums, mixing, production (tracks 9, 10); programming (track 9)

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	September 11, 2010[16]	Warp
Germany	September 17, 2010[18]
United Kingdom	September 20, 2010[19]
United States	September 21, 2010[20]
Australia	October 1, 2010[21]

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