''Our Own House'' is the debut studio album by American
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
band
MisterWives, released on February 24, 2015 through
Photo Finish Records
Photo Finish Records is an American independent record label founded in 2006 in New York City by Matt Galle, listed as one of Billboard’s “40 Under 40” in 2013 and 2015 as well as named a 2020 Billboard Indie Power Player and cited twice o ...
.
As of July 2015, it has reached No. 31 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Four songs from the album, "
Reflections", "Coffins", "Imagination Infatuation" and "Vagabond", previously appeared on the band's debut extended play (EP) ''
Reflections''.
Critical reception
The album has received mostly positive reviews. Garrett Kamps of ''
Billboard
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'' stated that the album is filled with "rock 'em, sock' em" action.
Timothy Monger of
AllMusic, while rating the album three out of five stars, still called the album "pleasant".
Alex Bear of
idobi Radio
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acclaimed the album, stating that it has a "fresh, dynamic sound" and that it is "the only album
onsumerswill need this spring".
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Our Own House''.
;MisterWives
* Mandy Lee – lead vocals, backup vocals, gang vocals
* Etienne Bowler – drums, percussion
* William Hehir – bass, backup vocals, gang vocals
* Marc Campbell – guitar
* Jesse Blum – trumpet, keyboards, accordion
;Additional musicians
* Michael Murphy – saxophone
(tracks 1, 2, 5, 10)
* Kate Spingarn – cello
(track 7)
* Katie Kresek – violin
(track 7)
;Production
* Frequency – producer
* Etienne Bowler – co-producer, programming
* Danny Rico – producer, engineer
(track 11)
*
Neal Avron
Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Ev ...
– mixing
* Bryan Fryzel – mixing
(track 3)
*
Joe LaPorta – mastering
;Artwork
* These Quiet Studios – illustrations
* Mandy Lee – art direction and design, cover concept
* Glynis Carpenter – photography
* Joe Spix – art direction and design
Charts
References
External links
*
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2015 debut albums
MisterWives albums
Photo Finish Records albums
Albums produced by Frequency (record producer)