Stories (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Stories
| type = ep
| artist = Chris Brokaw
| cover = Chris Brokaw, Stories (2012) ep cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 7 December 2011
| recorded = January 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, post-rock
| length = 15:35 vinyl version
31:02 CD version
| label = Limited Appeal Records
| producer = Tim Shea
| prev_title = The Night She Slept With a Bear
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Gambler's Ecstasy
| next_year = 2012
}}
Stories is Chris Brokaw's third solo EP.
Background
Released in December 2011 by Limited Appeal Records, Stories was recorded and mixed by Tim Shea in January 2011 in Boston, MA. Dean Styers was in charge of photography and provided the album's cover art. The original pressing was a small, numbered edition of 117 copies, and contained merely three tracks, the vinyl for which was cut by Bob Weston at CMS. The EP was re-released in a CD version which included three further tracks, all instrumental versions of the songs contained in the vinyl pressing.
The vinyl release of the EP is single-sided, the B-side containing stencilled artwork by Dean Styers,{{cite web | url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/10/06/chris-brokaw-joins-his-old-chicago-friend-dmitry-samarov-on-friday-at-saki | title = Chris Brokaw joins his old Chicago friend Dmitry Samarov on Friday at Saki | author = Peter Margasak | work = Chicago Reader | date = October 6, 2011 | accessdate = 2013-04-27}} who has in the past provided artwork for The Jesus Lizard, Aerosmith, and others.{{cite web | url = http://deanstyers.com/etc.html | title = Miscellaneous Works | author = Dean Styers | work = DeanStyers.com | date =| accessdate = 2013-04-27}}
Critical reception
The Phoenix described Stories as "a gorgeous new EP of arid, sprawling, electric guitar-based rock."{{cite web | url = http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/131815-on-the-eve-of-a-codeine-reunion-chris-brokaw-refl/ | title = On the eve of a Codeine reunion, Chris Brokaw reflects on an ultra-prolific path – Promiscuous love | author = Jonathan Donaldson | work = The Phoenix | date = December 29, 2011 | accessdate = 2013-04-27}}
Track listing
All songs written and performed by Chris Brokaw.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 15:35
| title1 = Stories
| writer1 = Chris Brokaw
| length1 = 6:11
| title2 = Point of Egress
| writer2 = Chris Brokaw
| length2 = 2:12
| title3 = Hills
| writer3 = Chris Brokaw
| length3 = 7:12
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD Version Bonus Tracks
| total_length = 31:02
| title4 = Stories
| writer4 = Chris Brokaw
| note4 = Instrumental Version
| length4 = 6:11
| title5 = Point of Egress
| writer5 = Chris Brokaw
| note5 = Instrumental Version
| length5 = 2:12
| title6 = Hills
| writer6 = Chris Brokaw
| note6 = Instrumental Version
| length6 = 7:04
}}
Personnel
- Chris Brokaw – guitars, percussion, vocals
; Additional personnel
- Tim Shea – producer, mixing
- Bob Weston – vinyl cutting
- Dean Styers – photography, cover design
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.chrisbrokaw.com Chris Brokaw's Official Website]
- [http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Brokaw-Stories-12/release/3320320 Discogs entry for Stories]
- [http://www.deanstyers.com Dean Styers' Official Website]
- [http://www.limitedappealrecords.com Limited Appeal Records website]
- [http://www.rockerzine.com/index.php/2012/04/chris-brokaw-stories/ Chris Brokaw interview]