ForPlay
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{{Infobox album
| name = ForPlay
| type = EP
| artist = Saint Motel
| cover = "ForPlay" (album) Saint Motel.jpeg
| alt =
| released = September 8, 2009
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, power pop
| length = 23:03
| label = OnThe
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Voyeur
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name =
| type =
| single1 = Dear Dictator
| single1date = April 22, 2009
| single2 = Butch
| single2date = Aug 3, 2009
| single3 = “To My Enemies”
| single3date = Dec 1, 2009
}}
}}
ForPlay is the first EP by American indie rock band Saint Motel. The album had a music video for every song that was also included on the CD itself.{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Drew |url=http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/saint_motels_melody_and_melodrama |title=Saint Motel's Melody and Melodrama |work=BMI |date=2009-11-09 |accessdate=2009-11-09}}
"Dear Dictator" was featured in HBO's 2013 trailer for Boardwalk Empire.
Critical reception
Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal labeled the music as "garage-glam"{{cite news|last=Fusilli |first=Jim |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703574604574501704063089802 |title=Warpaint, Free Energy, Fool's Gold and Others at CMJ Talk to Jim Fusilli About the Music-Making Business |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=2009-10-31 |accessdate=2010-05-16}} and Drew Kennedy from BMI wrote "Saint Motel demonstrates their unique ability to seamlessly intertwine melody with melodrama without diminishing the power of either."{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Drew |url=http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/saint_motels_melody_and_melodrama |title=Saint Motel's Melody and Melodrama |work=BMI |date=2009-11-09 |accessdate=2009-11-09}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Eat Your Heart Out
| | length1 = 3:16
| title2 = Butch
| | length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Dear Dictator
| | length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Pity Party
| | length4 = 4:30
| title5 = To My Enemies
| | length5 = 4:19
| title6 = Do Everything Now
| | length6 = 4:11
}}
Personnel
- A/J Jackson – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Aaron Sharp – lead guitar
- Greg Erwin – drums
- Dak Lerdamornpong – bass
References
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External links
- [http://www.brushwithcelebrities.com/news/2013/07/16/trailer-boardwalk-empire-season-4-kings/ Trailer]
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