Bad Operator, by Gunsling Birds

Bad Operator

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1.	Graveyard for Umbrellas 04:15	buy track
2.	Tarot Candor 06:44	buy track
3.	The Causeway 06:48	buy track
4.	Chainsaws at Four in the Morning 03:34	buy track
5.	Hold the Elevator, Forever 02:37	buy track
6.	All the Detritus 04:23	buy track
7.	Heavy Metal Dust Could End Our Space Junk Odyssey 05:54	buy track
8.	Bad Operator 13:51	buy track

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Bad Operator is not only an album, it's an investigation. Gunsling Birds' sophomore release explores the common ground between indie, post-rock, jazz, electronic, and prog. This is not an effortless process, but nothing so stylish has ever been. Songwriter Scott Hallam stretches his creative muscles--and his vocal chords--with songs that ask the listener to both sing along loudly and to listen in silence. Bad Operator is a journey to a film noir past and a dystopic future, and when the eponymous final track reaches its frenetic climax, there is little doubt that Gunsling Birds have found what they were looking for: a unique, genre-defying sound.

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released June 12, 2012

All music and lyrics written by Scott Hallam. All arrangements by Gunsling Birds.

Voice, guitar, and keyboards by Scott Hallam. Keyboards by Frank Wartinger. Bass, trombone, and voice by Eric Heveron-Smith. Drums by Brian Heveron-Smith. Drums on track 5 by Holly "The Clock" Heveron-Smith. Piano on track 5 by Solomon Douglas. Clarinet on track 4 by Raymond Lam. Violin on track 4 by Page de Camara. Baritone sax on tracks 4 and 8 by Alex Hamlin. Tenor sax on tracks 4 and 8 by Ed Rosenberg and Matt Blanchard.

Recorded in Eagle Lake PA, Philadelphia PA, Brooklyn NY, New York NY, and Boston MA. Produced by Frank Wartinger. Engineered by Frank Wartinger and Eric Heveron-Smith. Additional engineering on tracks 4 and 8 by Ryan Ferreira. Mixed by Frank Wartinger. Mastered by Blackler Mastering.

Art direction and design by Bryan Hallam. Photography by Sam Rosenholtz.

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