''Young Machetes'' is the fifth and final
studio album
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by the American
post-hardcore
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band
The Blood Brothers, which was released October 10, 2006. Lyrically, the album "remains firmly rooted in the surreal consciousness, rage and oblique politics the Blood Brothers have always embraced. It also reveals a new, once-bitten wisdom
Heather Phares of
Allmusic
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said of the album:
Track listing
# "Set Fire to the Face on Fire" - 2:19
# "We Ride Skeletal Lightning" - 3:22
# "Laser Life" - 2:44
# "Camouflage, Camouflage" - 4:54
# "You're the Dream Unicorn!" - 2:18
# "Vital Beach" - 2:35
# "Spit Shine Your Black Clouds" - 4:20
# "1, 2, 3, 4 Guitars" - 3:35
# "Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank" - 4:05
# "Nausea Shreds Yr Head" - 2:10
# "Rat Rider" - 2:03
# "Johnny Ripper" - 2:39
# "Huge Gold AK-47" - 2:31
# "Street Wars/Exotic Foxholes" - 5:31
# "Giant Swan" - 5:51
;2009 re-issue bonus tracks
# "Laser Life (Nick Zinner Remix)" - 2:49
# "Nausea Shreds Yr Head (Gajamagic remix)" - 2:47
# "Street Wars/Exotic Foxholes - (Gajamagic remix)" - 3:45
# "We Ride Skeletal Lightning" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 3:31
# "Laser Life" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 2:43
# "Camouflage, Camouflage" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 4:59
# "Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 4:04
# "Vital Beach" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 2:34
# "You're the Dream Unicorn!" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 2:11
# "Giant Swan" - Live (KXLU 2006) - 5:48
Vinyl releases
:First Press:
::800 - 180 Gram Black
::440 - Black/White
::440 - Translucent Blue/Black Splatter
::440 - LP1: Green/Grey, LP2: Orange/Yellow
::440 - Metallic Grey
::440 - White
:Second Press:
::361 - Light Blue
::354 - Orange/Black Splatter
::362 - Half Black/Half White/Red Splatter
Personnel
Performers
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Jordan Blilie
Jordan Blilie (born June 10, 1981) is the American vocalist for the bands Past Lives and Head Wound City, best known as the co-lead vocalist and co-lyricist for The Blood Brothers, from 1997 until their breakup in 2007.
Blilie is married to Zo ...
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vocals
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Mark Gajadhar -
drums
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Morgan Henderson
The Blood Brothers are an American post-hardcore band which formed in Seattle's Eastside suburbs in 1997. The group released five full-length albums before their 2007 break-up, but reunited for a series of shows surrounding and including FYF F ...
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bass
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Fish
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Wood
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keyboards
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Cody Votolato
Cody Votolato (born 20 May 1982) is a musician from Redmond, Washington, best known for being the guitarist in the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. He grew up in the eastside suburbs of Seattle. Cody attended Redmond High School with hi ...
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guitar
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Johnny Whitney
Johnny Whitney (born June 28, 1981) is a singer, author and multi-instrumentalist from Seattle. He is known for being one of two vocalists in the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers and in the post-punk band Jaguar Love.
Career
Whitney met ...
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vocals
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,
Wurlitzer piano
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,
guitar
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References
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2006 albums
The Blood Brothers (band) albums
V2 Records albums
Albums produced by John Goodmanson
Albums produced by Guy Picciotto
Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios