Bystander (album)
Encyclopedia
Bystander is a six track extended play
by Canadian
alternative rock
band Jets Overhead
. The album was released on March 8, 2011 and was produced with Neil Osborne of 54-40
.
The EP
is currently only available as a digital download. The songs on Bystander were originally recorded at the same time as No Nations
, but were not included in No Nations
because of stylistic difference.
Bystander was recorded on Hornby Island
at the Joe King Hall and in Victoria, British Columbia
at Seacoast Sound, the Alix Gooldon Hall, Miramontes Drive, and Eldorbud Place.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Jets Overhead
Jets Overhead
Jets Overhead are a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2003 and based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.-Formation and debut:Singer Adam Kittredge conceived of the name Jets Overhead while observing air traffic patterns in London, England...
. The album was released on March 8, 2011 and was produced with Neil Osborne of 54-40
54-40
54•40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.The band takes their name from the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!", coined to express the expansionist agenda of James K...
.
The EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
is currently only available as a digital download. The songs on Bystander were originally recorded at the same time as No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...
, but were not included in No Nations
No Nations
No Nations is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released on June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase model as they previously used for Bridges...
because of stylistic difference.
Bystander was recorded on Hornby Island
Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is a Northern Gulf Island parallel with Vancouver Island's Comox Valley.A small community of 1,074 residents is distributed across the island. The island is culturally distinctive as it was the site of a large immigration of American draft dodgers during...
at the Joe King Hall and in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
at Seacoast Sound, the Alix Gooldon Hall, Miramontes Drive, and Eldorbud Place.
Track listing
- "Bystander" – 3:27
- "Destroy You" – 4:36
- "It's Not Up To Me" – 4:46
- "Friendly Fire" – 3:27
- "Fully Shed (Kevin Hamilton Remix)" – 6:14
- "Bystander (Acoustic)" – 3:23
Personnel
- Adam Kittredge: Vocals, Guitar
- Antonia Freybe-Smith: Vocals, Keyboards
- Jocelyn Greenwood: Bass
- Piers Henwood: Guitars, Keyboards
- Luke Renshaw: Drums, Percussion, Vocals