Ornament and Crime (album)

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Ornament and Crime
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017
Recorded2001 - November 10, 2003
StudioRoyaltone Studios, North Hollywood

Crackertracks, Studio City

Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length37:56
LabelEl Camino Media
Self chronology
Super Fake Nice
(2014)
Ornament and Crime
(2017)
Alternate cover
Cover commonly associated with the album prior to its official release in 2017.

Ornament and Crime is the seventh studio album by American rock band Self. Originally intended for release in August of 2003, it was pushed back a year to August 2004 until it was delayed indefinitely by the dissolution of Self's label, DreamWorks Records.[1] It was eventually released independently thirteen years later, in August 2017,[2] which also saw the physical release of previously Internet-only B-side album, Porno, Mint & Grime.[3] Prior to this, Ornament and Crime was only legally available via streaming on Self's Myspace and YouTube channels.[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Matt Mahaffey, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Hellbent"3:09
2."Emotional"3:27
3."Insecure Sober" (Matt Mahaffey, Mac Burrus)2:23
4."Pathetic Song"3:21
5."How Can I Make You Happy"3:13
6."Can't Go On"4:05
7."Coming Over"4:03
8."No One Knows You"2:43
9."Grow Up"3:22
10."The Pounding Truth"3:18
11."Out With A Bang"3:32
12."L.A. Radio" (Matt Mahaffey, Mac Burrus, Mike Mahaffey, Gary Welsh)2:27
Total length:37:56

Personnel[edit]

  • Matt Mahaffey - vocals, guitar, drums, piano
  • Jason Rawlings - drums
  • Mac Burrus - bass
  • Mike Mahaffey - guitar, vocals
  • Chris James - piano
  • Geoff Gallegos - Strings/Horns
  • Other (Various instruments) - Matt Mahaffey

Production[edit]

  • Producer - Mario Caldato Jr. (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11), Mickey Petralia (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10), Matt Mahaffey (tracks: 12)
  • Engineer - Robert Carranza
  • Engineer (Assistant) - Mario Caldato Jr., Mickey Petralia, Chris James, Matt Mahaffey
  • Mixing - Rich Costey, Dan Leffler
  • Artwork - Andy Suriano (2017 vinyl re-issue)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ ""We never broke up, but we got burned out"—Matt Mahaffey on the return of Self". Alternative Press. 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ornament & Crime". Amazon. 2017.
  3. ^ "Porno, Mint & Grime". Amazon. 2017.
  4. ^ "Self - Ornament & Crime (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".