Structure & Cosmetics

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Field	Value
name	Structure & Cosmetics
type	studio
artist	The Brunettes
cover	structure_and_cosmetics.jpg
released	30 July 2007 (NZ)
August 7, 2007 (US)
genre	Indie pop
length	38:48
label	Lil' Chief Records
Sub Pop
producer	Jonathan Bree
prev_title	When Ice Met Cream
prev_year	2005
next_title	Paper Dolls
next_year	2009
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| name = Structure & Cosmetics | type = studio | artist = The Brunettes | cover = structure_and_cosmetics.jpg | alt = | released = 30 July 2007 (NZ) August 7, 2007 (US) | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie pop | length = 38:48 | label = Lil' Chief Records Sub Pop | producer = Jonathan Bree | prev_title = When Ice Met Cream | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Paper Dolls | next_year = 2009 | misc = | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = [ link] | rev2=CMJ | rev2Score=favorable |rev3=Crawdaddy|rev3Score=favorable |rev4=NME|rev4Score=8/10 |rev5=Pitchfork Media |rev5Score=7.3/10 link |rev6=The Sunday Star-Times|rev6Score= link}} Structure & Cosmetics is the third album by New Zealand band The Brunettes, and their first album to be released on Sub Pop in the US. The album was released on 30 July 2007 in New Zealand on Lil' Chief Records and on August 7, 2007, in North America.

Track listing

1. "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth (B-A-B-Y)" - 4:15
2. "Stereo (Mono Mono)" - 5:03
3. "Her Hairagami Set" - 4:39
4. "Credit Card Mail Order" - 4:11
5. "Obligatory Road Song" - 4:12
6. "Small Town Crew" - 3:52
7. "If You Were Alien" - 4:28
8. "Wall Poster Star" - 3:34
9. "Structure & Cosmetics" - 4:34

Personnel

• Heather Mansfield - vocals, organ, piano, clarinet, melodica, glockenspiel, harmonica
• Jonathan Bree - vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums, Rhodes, mellotron
• James Milne - backing vocals and bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
• Ryan McPhun - backing vocals and drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9
• Harry Cundy - trumpet
• Jamie Power - drums on tracks 6 and 8
• William Cotton - backing vocals, tenor saxophone, celeste
• Dionne Taylor - lap steel

References

References

1. [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=43047340 ''CMJ'', August 2007]
2. [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=2372 ''Crawdaddy'', 8 Aug 2007]
3. ''NME'', 11 March 2007, p.49

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