We Are Night Sky is the second full-length album of Deadboy & the Elephantmen

Deadboy & the Elephantmen

Deadboy & the Elephantmen was an American indie rock band from 2000 to 2007. Based in Houma, Louisiana, the band was fronted by Dax Riggs ....

. However it is often considered to be their first album, due to its sole major label level. It is also the first full length album to feature drummer

Drum kit

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 Tessie Brunet.

The album was released at two different times. The first release was online in late 2005. The store date was February 7, 2006.

Album

1. "Stop, I'm Already Dead" (2:19)
2. "No Rainbow" (4:35)
3. "How Long the Night Was" (3:14)
4. "Ancient Man" (3:17)
5. "Dressed in Smoke" (3:57)
6. "Blood Music" (3:36)
7. "Walking Stick" (3:25)
8. "Kissed by Lightning" (2:04)
9. "Misadventures of Dope" (2:30)
10. "Break it Off" (3:47)
11. "Evil Friend" (3:09)
12. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (2:52)

Demo 1

1. "Nevermind the Scenery, it's Only Bleeding" (3:17)
2. "Wicked Tongue" (3:28)
3. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (4:20)
4. "Frank's Riff" (2:40)

Demo 2

1. "Kissed by Lightning" (2:09)
2. "Walking Stick" (2:03)
3. "Nevermind the Scenery, it's Only Bleeding" (3:15)
4. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (3:59)
5. "Wicked Tongue" (3:26)
6. "What the Stars Have Eaten" (2:45)

Outtakes

At least three outtakes exist from We Are Night Sky. The songs, "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell," "Die a Little" and "Never Mind the Scenery, It's Only Bleeding" were written and recorded along with the rest of the album but, for whatever reason, were not included on the final release. They are available, however, in several places.

"Die a Little" was released as a single through iTunes

ITunes

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 and all three are available on officially released live recordings. The Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza

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 2006 release includes all three outtake tracks as well as a cover of The Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation". The Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

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 release includes "Die a Little" and "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell." Both releases are available as digital downloads only.

Trivia

• Riggs played a handful of songs from this album before Brunet joined the band. Usually, Riggs would be performing solo sets, and the songs would be slower, played on acoustic guitar.

• We Are Night Sky is the first of the three records contract with Fat Possum Records
  Fat Possum Records
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• By the time the albums' official release date came, February 7, 2006, the band was already touring the USA.