Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
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{{Infobox album
| name = Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
| type = Album
| artist = Said the Whale
| cover = Howe SoundsTaking Abalonia.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{flagicon|Canada}} June 3, 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 43:03
| label = Upper Management Recording Co.
| producer =
| prev_title = West Coast Christmas
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = West Coast Christmas 2008
| next_year = 2008
}}
Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia is a re-release of Said the Whale's debut album Taking Abalonia along with seven new songs. The album was re-released on June 3, 2008 in Canada and soon after on iTunes.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Chart Attack
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}
}}
Track listing
All songs written by Bancroft and Worcester.
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 43:03
| title1 = This City's a Mess
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Howe Sounds
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Curse of the Currents
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = The Light Is You
| length4 = 1:38
| title5 = My Government Heart
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = Last Tree Standing
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = The Real of It
| length7 = 1:40
| title8 = This Winter I Retire
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Live Off Lamb
| length9 = 2:20
| title10 = The Banks of the English Bay
| length10 = 1:59
| title11 = Better for You
| length11 = 1:55
| title12 = Lady Hourglass, Your Head's On Fire!
| length12 = 2:26
| title13 = Fish and Stars II
| length13 = 1:01
| title14 = Plans for the Future
| length14 = 3:52
| title15 = Taking Abalonia
| length15 = 3:53
}}
Personnel
On Howe Sounds (Tracks 1-7):
- Ben Worcester - guitar, vocals
- Tyler Bancroft - guitar, vocals
- Jeff LaForge - bass, vocals
- Spencer Schoening - drums
- Laura Smith - keyboards
On Taking Abalonia (Tracks 8-15):
- Ben Worcester - guitar, vocals
- Tyler Bancroft - guitar, vocals
- Aidan Rantoul - bass
- Carey Pratt - drums
- Tom Dobranski - piano
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131009094303/http://saidthewhale.com/ Said The Whale] Official website
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