Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment is the third studio album from the American 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, Bad Astronaut

Bad Astronaut

Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....

. It was released in November, 2006, on Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

 and follows Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem

Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem

Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem is the first LP by Bad Astronaut, released in 2002 on the Honest Don's independent record label. The title alludes to the statement "Houston, we have a problem" somewhat inaccurately attributed to astronaut Jim Lovell aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft when an...

from 2002 and Acrophobe

Acrophobe

Acrophobe is the first studio album by Bad Astronaut, released in 2001 on the Honest Don's independent record label.-Track listing:#"Greg's Estate" – 3:01#"Anecdote" – 2:47#"Grey Suits" – 2:19#"Quiet" – 1:10...

from Feb 2001 on Honest Don's. Due to the death of drummer Derrick Plourde

Derrick Plourde

Derrick William Plourde was a drummer who was born in Goleta, California. Active between 1989 and his unexpected death in 2005, he was a former member of Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, Jaws, The Ataris, Mad Caddies, Rich Kids on LSD, and others.Suspected as bipolar and battling drug addiction, Derrick...

, it is Bad Astronaut's final album. It is also the only Bad Astronaut release to feature all original material.

The song "Violet" was originally released by Joey Cape as a solo acoustic track on his split LP with No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...

 singer Tony Sly. "Minus" was also previously released as a Cape solo track on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children

PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children

Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record for the child protection organization, Protect.It was released by Fat Wreck Chords record label in 2005...

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Track listing

1. "Good Morning Night" - 3:53
2. "Ghostwrite" - 3:56
3. "Beat" - 5:31
4. "Stillwater, California" - 4:01
5. "One Giant Disappointment" - 2:59
6. "Minus" - 3:08
7. "Best Western" - 3:56
8. "San Francisco Serenade" - 4:33
9. "Autocare" - 4:01
10. "Violet" - 1:59
11. "Go Humans" - 1:49
12. "The 'F' Word" - 8:02
13. "The Thirteenth Step" - 2:19

Trivia

The song "Ghostwrite" contains several allusions to legendary Southern California punk band T.S.O.L., including the lines "True sounds of liberty/Straining through my voice" and "Posing Weathered Statues

Weathered Statues

Weathered Statues is a compilation album by the punk band TSOL, released in 1997 by Nitro Records.The album consists of the five songs of the T.S.O.L...

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Credits

• Joey Cape
  Joey Cape
  Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
  
   - lead vocals, bass
• Angus Cooke - cello, percussion, bass, guitar, vocals
• Sean McCue - guitar
• Thomas Flowers - banjo, guitar, mandolin
• Derrick Plourde
  Derrick Plourde
  Derrick William Plourde was a drummer who was born in Goleta, California. Active between 1989 and his unexpected death in 2005, he was a former member of Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, Jaws, The Ataris, Mad Caddies, Rich Kids on LSD, and others.Suspected as bipolar and battling drug addiction, Derrick...
  
  - drums
• Todd Capps - keyboards
• Jonathan Cox - loops
• Produced and engineered by Angus Cooke, Joey Cape, and Thomas Flowers
• Engineered by Ryan Greene

External links

• Fat Wreck Chords album page
• [ Allmusic Guide entry]