Crack in the Wall
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Crack in the Wall is an EP
by The Panics
, released on April 5, 2004 by littleBIGMAN Records. The EP was recorded in the summer of 2003/2004 at Kingdom Studio (an old converted Masonic hall in Perth
). The rear cover of the EP and inside photographs are of the band recording the EP, taken in the recording room of the studio, where the record was made.
"Cash" is the first single from the record and was written around the time of Johnny Cash
's death, the title stuck from that period. "In Your Head" features Laffer's uncle, Richard Szewczyk, on the piano accordion during the middle of the song, with Freya Mengler lending backing vocals. This is only the second time that people outside the band have played on a Panics' song. At the end of "Close" you can hear the ambient sounds of outdoors and the kitchen area, where the band were waiting impatiently to add their parts to the track.
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 The Panics
The Panics
The Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
, released on April 5, 2004 by littleBIGMAN Records. The EP was recorded in the summer of 2003/2004 at Kingdom Studio (an old converted Masonic hall in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
). The rear cover of the EP and inside photographs are of the band recording the EP, taken in the recording room of the studio, where the record was made.
"Cash" is the first single from the record and was written around the time of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
's death, the title stuck from that period. "In Your Head" features Laffer's uncle, Richard Szewczyk, on the piano accordion during the middle of the song, with Freya Mengler lending backing vocals. This is only the second time that people outside the band have played on a Panics' song. At the end of "Close" you can hear the ambient sounds of outdoors and the kitchen area, where the band were waiting impatiently to add their parts to the track.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor.- "Southern" - 5:18
- "Cash" - 4:15
- "In Your Head" - 4:03
- "Like an Aching Lung" - 4:07
- "Lost in Green Eyes" - 3:30
- "Close Enough Ain't Good Enough" - 5:08
- "Crack in the Wall" - 4:01
The Panics
- Jae Laffer - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
- Drew Wootton - guitar
- Jules Douglas - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, slide guitar
- Myles Wootton - drums, sampler, percussion, harmonica, programming
- Paul Otway - bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Freya Mengler - backing vocals ("In Your Head")
- Richard Szewczyk - piano accordionPiano accordionA piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more similar to that of an organ than a piano, as they are both wind instruments, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910—has remained the popular...
("In Your Head")