Dynamite Steps
title: "Dynamite Steps" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["the-twilight-singers-albums", "2011-albums", "sub-pop-albums", "albums-produced-by-greg-dulli"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_Steps" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dynamite Steps |
| type | studio |
| artist | The Twilight Singers |
| cover | Dynamite Steps.jpg |
| released | February 14, 2011 |
| recorded | 2010 in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree and Arcadia, California; New Orleans and Bogalusa, Louisiana |
| genre | Indie rock |
| length | 43:40 |
| label | Sub Pop |
| producer | "The Syndicate" (Greg Dulli, Mathias Schneeberger, Dave Rosser, Steve Nalepa, Eric Weaver, and Tommaso Colliva) |
| prev_title | A Stitch in Time (EP) |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Dynamite Steps |
| type | studio |
| single1 | On the Corner |
| single1date | February 14, 2011 |
| single2 | Blackbird and the Fox |
| single2date | July 25, 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Dynamite Steps | type = studio | artist = The Twilight Singers | cover = Dynamite Steps.jpg | alt = | released = February 14, 2011 | recorded = 2010 in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree and Arcadia, California; New Orleans and Bogalusa, Louisiana | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock | length = 43:40 | label = Sub Pop | producer = "The Syndicate" (Greg Dulli, Mathias Schneeberger, Dave Rosser, Steve Nalepa, Eric Weaver, and Tommaso Colliva) | prev_title = A Stitch in Time (EP) | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Dynamite Steps | type = studio | single1 = On the Corner | single1date = February 14, 2011 | single2 = Blackbird and the Fox | single2date = July 25, 2011 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = CHARTattack | rev2Score = | rev3 = Consequence of Sound | rev3Score = | rev4 = InYourSpeakers | rev4Score = (68/100) | rev5 = NME | rev5Score = (6/10) | rev6 = Paste | rev6Score = (7.6/10) | rev7 = Pitchfork Media | rev7Score = (7.9/10) | rev8 = Spin | rev8Score = (8/10) | noprose = yes Dynamite Steps is the fifth full-length album by Greg Dulli's The Twilight Singers. It was released on February 14, 2011, worldwide, and a day later in the United States via Sub Pop on CD and double 12" white-colored vinyl. The front cover was designed by Rachel Owen.
The Sub Pop pre-order for Dynamite Steps includes a two-track CD-R featuring two unreleased Twilight Singers tracks, "Don't Call" and "Ballad of Pure Thought". The band marked the album's release with in-store performances at Amoeba Music on February 15, 2011, (Los Angeles) and February 17, 2011, (San Francisco).
The band performed the first single "On the Corner" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the Late Show with David Letterman.
Track listing
- "Last Night in Town" – 4:44
- "Be Invited" – 3:15
- "Waves" – 4:02
- "Get Lucky" – 4:12
- "On the Corner" – 4:26
- "Gunshots" – 3:43
- "She Was Stolen" – 3:15
- "Blackbird and the Fox" – 2:53
- "Never Seen No Devil" – 3:02
- "The Beginning of the End" – 3:15
- "Dynamite Steps" – 6:45
Personnel
- Greg Dulli – vocals (all songs), guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), synth bass (1, 3), mellotron (1), bass (2), drums (2, 10, 11), Rhodes (3, 5, 10, 11), electric guitar (7), Prophet (7)
- Joseph Arthur – vocals (6, 9), harmonica (9)
- Joshua Blanchard – dobro (9)
- Ani DiFranco – vocals (8)
- Amy Farris – violin/viola/cello (4)
- Scott Ford – bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), vocals (4)
- Petra Haden – violin (4, 9), vocals (9)
- David Henderson – drums (1)
- Chris Jordan – piano (4)
- Mark Lanegan – vocals (2)
- Leta Lucy – vocals (10, 11)
- Nick McCabe – guitar (2)
- Steve Nalepa – synth (1), strings (7)
- Mike Napolitano – timpani (7)
- Rick G. Nelson – violin (2, 8), cello (8)
- Dave Rosser – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (7)
- Carina Round – vocals (10)
- Mathias Schneeberger – guitar solo (1), guitar (5), bass (9)
- Jon Skibic – guitar (1, 10, 11), bass (10)
- Cully Symington – drums (3, 4, 7, 8)
- Gene Trautmann – drums (5)
- Greg Wieczorek – drums (6, 9, 11), vocals (6), percussion (9)
References
References
- {{AllMusic
- Gormely, Ian. (April 27, 2011). "Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps".
- Melis, Matt. (February 15, 2011). "Album Review: The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps".
- Bogen, Joseph. (March 18, 2011). "InYourSpeakers: Reviews: The Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps".
- Fullerton, Jamie. (February 16, 2011). "Album Review: The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps".
- Grimm, Becca. (February 24, 2011). "The Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps".
- Deusner, Stephen M.. (February 16, 2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps".
- Gross, Joe. (January 31, 2011). "The Twilight Singers, 'Dynamite Steps' (Sub Pop)".
- "The Twilight Singers-Dynamite Steps".
- "Twilight Singers Press Release".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::