Shiny Shady People
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Shiny Shady People is the 2008
second album by the Southern California
reggae-rock band 3rd Alley
. Shiny Shady People was released on June 20, 2008 by Martian Church.
2008 in music
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second album by the Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
reggae-rock band 3rd Alley
3rd Alley
3rd Alley is an American band that originated in Long Beach, California. 3rd Alley formed in October 2004 after Zack Walters, then a solo artist, sent a four-track demo to Long Beach Records, landing on Greg "Mudd" Lowther's ears...
. Shiny Shady People was released on June 20, 2008 by Martian Church.
Track listing
- "Evil Lurks" (Walters) – 3:14
- "Battlewounds" (Walters) – 2:30
- "Dirty Sponge" (Walters) – 2:46
- "Movers & Shakers" (Walters) – 2:14
- "Amsterdamned" (Walters) – 2:24
- "Galileo" (Walters) – 2:23
- "Let It Go" (Walters/Hampton) – 2:48
- "All My Friends Are Flaky" (Walters) – 2:40
- "Downtrodden" (Walters) – 3:10
- "Lies That We Tell" (Walters) – 3:23
- "Bill Bixby" (Walters) – 2:30
- "Relatively Speaking" (Walters) – 1:58
- "Hello To Hell" (Walters )– 2:00
- "Hibernation" (Walters) – 3:13
- "Castaway" (Walters) – 2:48
Personnel
3rd Alley- Zack Walters - Vocals, Guitars, Etc.
- Todd Forman - Sax, Clarinet, Keys, Etc.
- Todd Elrod - Drums and Percussion
Additional personnel
- Andre Davis - Bass on "Castaway"
- Matt Brein - Bass
- Trey Pangborn - Guitar on "Lies That We Tell" and "Flaky"
- Tyson Parrish - Bass on "Relatively Speaking"
- Kenny Ybarra - Guitar on "Bill Bixby"
- Chris Bradford - Guitar on "Galileo"
- BDJ - Vocals, Melodica and Tambourine
Production
- Producers: Josh Fischel
- Engineering: Mike Sutherland, Adam Arnold and Zack Walters
- Additional Tracking: Nick Fainbarg @ Costa mesa studios
- Mastering: Wyn Davis @ Total Access Studios
- Mixing: Mike Sutherland and Kris Jackson
- Cover Art: Luke Brookshier
- Photography: Jessica Martin