The Spell (The Black Heart Procession album)

The Spell is the fifth full-length album recorded by the indie rock band The Black Heart Procession.

The Spell
Studio album by
The Black Heart Procession
ReleasedMay 9, 2006
RecordedSDRL, in San Diego, 2005
GenreIndie rock
Length45:14
LabelTouch & Go TG271
ProducerThe Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession chronology
In the Fishtank 11
(2004)		 The Spell
(2006)		 Six
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8/10[3]

The album was released by Touch and Go Records on May 9, 2006. The album was recorded and produced by the band in their new studio, SDRL, in San Diego. A video was made for the track "Not Just Words."

Track listing
  1. "Tangled" – 4:13
  2. "The Spell" – 4:39
  3. "Not Just Words" – 4:11
  4. "The Letter" – 4:29
  5. "The Replacement" – 3:57
  6. "Return to Burn" – 4:23
  7. "GPS" – 3:34
  8. "The Waiter #5" – 4:04
  9. "Places" – 3:51
  10. "The Fix" – 4:09
  11. "To Bring You Back" – 3:39

Musicians
  • Pall Jenkins — vocals; guitar (tracks 1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11), bass (tracks 2, 7, 10), organ (track 5), synthesizer (track 5), lap steel guitar (track 6), saw (track 8)
  • Matt Resovich — violin (tracks 1-5, 8-11), electric piano (track 5), syntehsizer (track 7), lap steel guitar (track 11)
  • Tobias Nathaniel — piano (tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 9, 11), organ (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 10), bass (tracks 1, 8, 9, 11), guitar (tracks 2, 7, 10), tympani (track 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 10)
  • Jimmy LaValle — piano (track 2), bass (tracks 3-6), reverb tank (track 8), organ (track 11)
  • Joe Plummer — drums; percussion (track 3)

References
  1. "The Spell by The Black Heart Procession". Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2016. The San Diego indie rockers return with an 11-track set that ditches the Latin elements of the previous record but retains their moody, cinematic sound.
  2. "The Spell - The Black Heart Procession | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Tangari, Joe (May 18, 2006). "The Black Heart Procession: The Spell". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 20, 2018.



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