''This Town's Disaster'' is the first studio album by American
indie rock
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band
Blackpool Lights
Blackpool Lights is an American indie rock band founded in Kansas City, Missouri, by The Get Up Kids guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Brian Everard, and drummer Billy Brimblecom.
History
Formation and ''This Town's Disaster'' (2004–2006)
Blac ...
. Released in June 2006, it is the first album to be released on
Curb Appeal Records, the indie record label co-founded and owned by the band's lead singer/guitarist
Jim Suptic. The album was recorded a year before its release in 2005, but could not be released until Curb Appeal was fully functional.
Background
Much of the album was recorded in late spring/early summer 2005, during periods of time when lead singer/guitarist
Jim Suptic was home in-between tour dates for the final tour of
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids are an American emo band from Kansas City. Formed in 1995, the band was a major act in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the " second wave" of emo music. Their second album '' Something to Write Home About'' r ...
. The album was shelved, however, because the band intended for it to be the first release on
Curb Appeal Records, the record label started by
Jim Suptic. Once the label was up and running in mid-2006, the band released the album, gaining significant coverage from retailers such as
Best Buy
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Band
*
Jim Suptic – guitar, vocals
*J.D.Warnock – guitar, vocals, keyboards
*
Billy Brimblecom – drums
*Brian Everard – bass
Additional musicians
*Chris Tolle – guitar on "Maybe Just Maybe"
Production
*Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
*
Ed Rose
Ed Rose is an American sound engineer and record producer. He has worked extensively with groups in the modern emo and pop punk scenes. He also co-owns Black Lodge Recording with Rob Pope and his brother Ryan Pope, members of the emo band The ...
– mixing, production
References
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Blackpool Lights albums
2006 albums
Albums produced by Ed Rose