''Good Man Down'' is the second album by Estonian

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Ewert and The Two Dragons Ewert and The Two Dragons is an Estonian indie-rock band. The line-up consists of vocalist Ewert Sundja, guitarist Erki Pärnoja, drummer Kristjan Kallas, and bassist Ivo Etti. Their debut album ''The Hills Behind The Hills'' was released in 200 ...

. It was released on April 15, 2011, as the follow-up to their debut album ''The Hills Behind The Hills''. Upon release, the album was met with positive response from critics and was nominated for four awards for Estonian Music Awards, of which it won all. The album was the best-selling album of 2011 and 2012 in

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. On June 25, 2013, the album was re-released in the US by

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Summary

The band started recording the album as a follow-up to their 2009 album ''The Hills Behind The Hills''. The songs were written and developed during the band's stay at a

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which belonged to Ewert Sundja's father-in-law. The tracks "(In The End) There's Only Love" and "You Had Me At Hello" were recorded during the band's stay at Kloogaranna. The recording of the rest of the album took place in Türi Centre for Performing Arts at the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011. Additional recording and mastering of the album took place at Sonicmedia Studios by Siim Mäesalu. On April 15, the album was released in Estonia and Latvia on the

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n indie label I Love You Records. A year after that, the album was released in

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on Talitres Records. On November 9, the album came out in Sweden under the label Adore Music. The first single from the album, "(In The End) There's Only Love" was released in January 2011 for radio airplay in Estonia and

. It was immediately picked up by Estonian and Latvian radio stations and was well received by listeners and critics. The music video for the song was released on January 19. The second single from the album, "Good Man Down" was released in November. On November 8, a music video for the single was released, directed by Andzei Matsukevits and Kaimar Kukk and produced by Contrast Eye and Caviar Productions.

Track listing

Awards and nominations

Estonian Music Awards

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Radio 2 Hit of The Year

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European Border Breakers Award

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Personnel

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* Ewert Sundja * Erki Pärnoja * Kristjan Kallas * Ivo Etti ;Additional personnel *Siim Mäesalu - mastering,

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References

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