The Other Hand (album)
| The Other Hand | ||||
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.jpg) The Other Hand cover artwork | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 in Warsaw and New York | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | Pomaton EMI (PL) | |||
| Producer | Bartłomiej Kuźniak, Victor van Vugt, Olivier Heim | |||
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| Singles from The Other Hand | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Polityka |   [1] |
| Przekrój | (4/6)[2] |
| Onet | (4/5)[3] |
| Wprost | (favourable) |
| Machina | (favourable) |
| Gazeta Wyborcza | (favourable)[4] |
| Interia |   [5] |
The Other Hand is a major label debut album by the international indie rock band très.b. It was released on September 21, 2010 in Poland.[6][7]
Background[edit]
The album was recorded in Warsaw at Studio 333 and was mixed in New York City by Victor Van Vugt, who has worked with acts like: PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and Depeche Mode.
Reception[edit]
The album has been very well received. It has been called a "Sensation of the fall" (Wprost), "MUST HAVE album" (Onet) and "World class album" (Machina).
Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fryderyk 2011 | Très.B | Best Debut Album of the Year (Fonograficzny Debiut Roku) | Won |
Videos[edit]
A video for "Orange, Apple" was released in August, 2010, made by très.b, filmed in and around Amsterdam. Another music video for "Venus Untied" was released in December 2010.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Misia Furtak, Thomas Pettit, Olivier Heim
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Widow of Myself" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Venus Untied" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Orange, Apple" | 3.43 |
| 4. | "Devourer" | 2:58 |
| 5. | "What I might have lost" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Talk to me" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Yes" | 3:08 |
| 8. | "What's the difference" | 2:35 |
| 9. | "Resolve at midnight" | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Pyhatunturi" | 1:42 |
| 11. | "Temporary Residence" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "The Visionary" | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Wink and cough and sigh" | 2:31 |
| 14. | "The Other Hand" | 3:38 |
Personnel[edit]
très.b (most of instruments recording, production, arrangement):
- Other personnel
- Strings: Michał Jelonek
- Brass: Tomasz Grzegorski
- Double Bass Michał Jaros
- Rhodes and Hammond Michał "Fox" Król
- Syth and modular synth Maciek Polak
- extra rhodes Michał Wróblewski
- Hurdy gurdy Maciek "Korba" Cierliński
Technical personnel[edit]
- Bartłomiej Kuźniak (also guitar and alto saxophone on tracks 13 and 14)
- Victor van Vugt
- Olivier Heim
- Art direction - très.b and Monika Baran
- Artwork design - Misia Furtak and Monika Baran
- Artwork edit - IAMKAT
- Photography - Misia Furtak and Monika Baran
References[edit]
- ^ "Polityka - nr 38 (2774) z dnia 2010-09-18; s. 62 by Mirosław Pęczak "Polityka Review"". Archiwum.polityka.pl. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ [1] Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "22 paź 10 by Marek Fall / Onet.pl". Muzyka.onet.pl. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ Robert Sankowski. "Robert Sankowski 2010-09-26 Wyborcza". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Piotr Kowalczyk 30 października 2010 Interia". Muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "EMI Music Polska". Emimusic.pl. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Tres.B - nowa płyta jesienią". Tuba.pl. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Fryderyki 2011. Najwięksi zwycięzcy: Acid Drinkers i Monika Brodka - Wiadomości". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Co działo się na gali Fryderyk 2011? - Wideo - Plejada - Sprawdź, co słychać w show-biznesie". Plejada.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-09-01.