''Broken Wing'' is an EP by American
punk rock
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band
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band's current members are Matt Skiba (guitar, vocals), Dan Andriano (bass, vocals), and Atom Willard (drums).
Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Por ...
, released on April 2, 2013 on
Epitaph
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and Heart & Skull. Produced by both
Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, ''Broken Wing'' was recorded during the same sessions that yielded the band's eighth studio album, ''
My Shame Is True
''My Shame Is True'' is the eighth studio album by Chicago-based rock band Alkaline Trio, released on April 2, 2013 on Heart & Skull and Epitaph Records. Produced by both Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, the album was preceded by the single, ...
'', and consists of songs that were written for the album but didn't fit the album's theme of
catharsis
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.
Digital deluxe versions of ''My Shame Is True'' include all four songs from ''Broken Wing'' as bonus tracks.
Track listing
Personnel
Alkaline Trio
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Matt Skiba
Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, and served as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of Blink-182 from 2015 to 2022. Skiba's ...
– guitar, backing & lead vocals
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Dan Andriano
Daniel Michael Andriano (born June 27, 1977) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist and bassist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio; though not a founding member, he has appeared on every studio album to date.
Andri ...
– bass, lead & backing vocals
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Derek Grant – drums
Additional musicians
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Bill Stevenson - backing vocals
Recording personnel
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Bill Stevenson - producer, engineer
*Jason Livermore - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
*Andrew Berlin - engineer
*Chris Beeble - engineer
Artwork
*Nick Pritchard - design
*Monkeybird - album photography
References
2013 EPs
Alkaline Trio EPs
Epitaph Records EPs
Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician)
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