Shine Honesty is the first studio album by the band Quiet Company

Quiet Company

Quiet Company is a rock band hailing from Austin, Texas, led by former Eisley contributor Taylor Muse. Their first album, Shine Honesty, was released on March 23, 2006 by Northern Records and is distributed in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution .-Biography:Muse was on the leading...

 released on March 20, 2006 by Northern Records

Northern Records

Northern Records is an independent record label located in California. It was founded in 1999. It is currently being distributed in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution .-CD releases:-Digital releases:...

 of Los Angeles California. The album is a piano rock driven effort recorded in majority by frontman Taylor Muse.

The Dallas Observer

Dallas Observer

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wrote of Shine Honesty: "Quiet Company's somber and seductive piano-driven rock rekindles Harvest-era Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

, similar to Band of Horses. The Austin trio's debut record, Shine Honesty, does just that as front man Taylor Muse's spiritual convictions heighten the emotional intensity of his deeply personal lyricism."

Track listing

1. "How Many Times Do You Want To Fall In Love?"
2. "Fashionabel"
3. "Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History"
4. "Tie Your Monster Down"
5. "...Then Came A Sudden Validation"
6. "I Was Humming A New Song To Myself"
7. "The Emasculated Man And The City That Swallowed Him"
8. "Love Is A Shotgun"
9. "So Gracefully"
10. "Circumstance"
11. "We Change Lives"
12. "When You Pass Through The Waters"
13. "Untitled"

Musicians

1. Taylor Muse - Music & Singing
2. Alex Bhore - all drums and percussion, and bass on "So Gracefully"
3. Nathan Petttijohn - Additional vocals on "Humming" & "Monster"
4. Johnny Musselman - Additional Piano on "Circumstance"
5. Andrew D. Prickett - Additional guitar on "Monster"

Writers & Arrangers

1. Taylor Muse - All Songs
2. Leah King - Lyrics by Leah King
3. Taylor Muse, Kevin Shultz, Chris Hoyt, Shane Renfro, & Nick Davis arranged tracks 3,4,6,10, & 12