The Other Hand (album)
| The Other Hand | ||||
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| Studio album by très.b | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 in Warsaw and New York | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | Pomaton EMI (PL) | |||
| Producer | Bartłomiej Kuźniak, Victor van Vugt, Olivier Heim | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Polityka |   [1] |
| Przekrój | (4/6)[2] |
| Onet | (4/5)[3] |
| Wprost | (favourable) |
| Machina Magazine | (favourable) |
| Gazeta Wyborcza | (favourable)[4] |
| Interia | [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 | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fryderyk 2011 | Très.B | Best Debut Album of the Year (Fonograficzny Debiut Roku) | Won |
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 songs written and composed by Misia Furtak, Thomas Pettit, Olivier Heim.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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):
- Misia Furtak
- Olivier Heim
- Thomas Pettit
- Other personnel
- Strings: Michał Jelonek
- Brass: Tomasz Grzegorski
- Double Bass Michał Jaros
- Rhodes and Hammond Michał "Fox" Król
- Syth and modular synth Maciek Polak
- extra rhodes Michał Wróblewski
- Hurdy gurdy Maciek "Korba" Cierliński
Technical personnel
- Bartłomiej Kuźniak (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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "22 paź 10 by Marek Fall / Onet.pl". Muzyka.onet.pl. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ Robert Sankowski. "Robert Sankowski 2010-09-26 Wyborcza". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "Piotr Kowalczyk 30 października 2010 Interia". Muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "EMI Music Polska". Emimusic.pl. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "Tres.B - nowa płyta jesienią". Tuba.pl. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "Fryderyki 2011. Najwięksi zwycięzcy: Acid Drinkers i Monika Brodka - Wiadomości". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "Co działo się na gali Fryderyk 2011? - Wideo - Plejada - Sprawdź, co słychać w show-biznesie". Plejada.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.