Sweet Attention
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Sweet Attention is the third full-length studio album
by American
indie rock
band Rookie of the Year
. The follow-up to 2006's The Goodnight Moon
was released on 5 August 2008. It is the band's fourth release and third studio album on label 111 Records. The album was produced by Matt Malpass. Prior to release of the album, Rookie of the Year posted "What is Love" and "Summer" up on their MySpace
page.
An advance copy
of the album leaked in June 2008, in response, the band released nine bonus unreleased tracks with the entire record which has been re-mixed and re-mastered.
Studio album
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by American
United States
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indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year (band)
Rookie of the Year is an indie rock/acoustic band from Fayetteville, North Carolina . They were signed to One Eleven Records, though the fourth release of their latest EP fulfilled their contractual obligation to 111 and allow them to sign with a new label. The band is fronted by lead...
. The follow-up to 2006's The Goodnight Moon
The Goodnight Moon
The Goodnight Moon is the second studio album by the American indie rock band Rookie of the Year, released by One Eleven Records on April 11, 2006...
was released on 5 August 2008. It is the band's fourth release and third studio album on label 111 Records. The album was produced by Matt Malpass. Prior to release of the album, Rookie of the Year posted "What is Love" and "Summer" up on their MySpace
MySpace
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page.
An advance copy
Advance copy
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of the album leaked in June 2008, in response, the band released nine bonus unreleased tracks with the entire record which has been re-mixed and re-mastered.
Track listing
- "Feel Like New" - 3:31
- "Asleep with You" - 3:13
- "Falling from the Sky" - 3:30
- "Summer" - 3:53
- "What Is Love" - 3:51
- "Sooner or Later (The Next Move)" -4:15
- "Any Longer" - 3:17
- "Vampire Vegas" - 3:08
- "My Ocean" - 3:44
- "Danger Zone" - 3:30
- "Sweet Attention" - 4:16
- "Savannah" - 3:35
Personnel
- Ryan Dunson - Vocals
- Mike Kamerman - Guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Murphy - Bass guitar
- Brandon Schade - Guitar
- Mick Parsons - Drums