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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Secret Machines
| Type = studio
| name = Secret Machines
| Artist = [[The Secret Machines]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Secret Machines Cover.jpg
| artist = [[The Secret Machines]]
| Released = October 14, 2008
| cover = Secret Machines Cover.jpg
| Recorded = 2007-8
| alt =
| released = October 14, 2008
| Genre = [[Space rock]]
| Length =
| recorded = 2007–2008
| Label = [[TSM Recordings]]
| venue =
| studio =
| Producer = [[Secret Machines]], [[Brandon Mason]]
| Reviews =
| genre = [[Space rock]]
| length =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating|2|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1435544|pure_url=yes}} link]
| label = [[TSM Recordings]]
*[[ChartAttack]] {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/61720/the-secret-machines link]
| producer = [[Secret Machines]], Brandon Mason
* Daily Dischord {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.dailydischord.com/single.php?id=3913 link]
| prev_title = [[Ten Silver Drops]]
*''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/3893/secret-machines link]
| prev_year = 2006
*JustPressPlay {{rating|6|10}} [http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/4126.html link]
| next_title = Live at the Garage
*[[Pitchfork Media]] (7.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146493-secret-machines-secret-machines link]
| next_year = 2019
*[[Spectrum Culture]] (2.0/5) [http://spectrumculture.com/2008/11/secret-machines-secret-machines.html link]
*[[Der Spiegel#Spiegel Online|SPON]] {{rating|6|10}} [http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,599630,00.html link]
*''[[The Sunday Times]]'' {{Rating|2|5}} [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article5516947.ece link]
*Venus Zine {{rating|5|5}} [https://venuszine.com/articles/music/4451/The_Secret_Machines link]
| Last album = '''''[[Ten Silver Drops]]''''' <br /> (2006)
| This album = ''Secret Machines'' <br /> (2008)
| Next album =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings

| MC = 65/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/secret-machines/secret-machines link]
'''''Secret Machines''''' is the (nearly) eponymous third album from alternative group [[The Secret Machines]]. The band self-released the follow-up to 2006's ''[[Ten Silver Drops]]'' in the [[USA|US]] on October 14 and is slated for release in Europe for Mid-January 2009. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by the band and [[Brandon Mason]]. It is their first album to feature the band's new guitarist [[Phil Karnats]], who has replaced [[Benjamin Curtis (musician)|Benjamin Curtis]] after he left the group in March 2007.
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| rev2 = [[ChartAttack]]
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| rev3 = Daily Dischord
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.dailydischord.com/single.php?id=3913 link]
| rev4 = ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/3893/secret-machines link]
| rev5 = JustPressPlay
| rev5Score = {{rating|6|10}} [http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/4126.html link]
| rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev6Score = 7.2/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12318-secret-machines/ link]
| rev7 = Spectrum Culture
| rev7Score = 2.0/5 [https://web.archive.org/web/20100102033133/http://spectrumculture.com/2008/11/secret-machines-secret-machines.html link]
| rev8 = [[Der Spiegel#Spiegel Online|SPON]]
| rev8Score = {{rating|6|10}} [http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,599630,00.html link]
| rev9 = ''[[The Sunday Times]]''
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| rev10 = Venus Zine
| rev10Score = {{rating|5|5}} [https://venuszine.com/articles/music/4451/The_Secret_Machines link]
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''Secret Machines''''' is the third album by the alternative group [[The Secret Machines]]. The band self-released the follow-up to 2006's ''[[Ten Silver Drops]]'' in the US on October 14 and it was scheduled for release in Europe in mid-January 2009. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by the band and [[Brandon Mason]]. It is their first album with the band's new guitarist [[Phil Karnats]], who replaced [[Benjamin Curtis (musician)|Benjamin Curtis]] after he left the group in March 2007.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*All tracks written by Secret Machines.
*All tracks written by Secret Machines.


#"Atomic Heels" - 3:40
#"Atomic Heels" 3:40
#"Last Believer, Drop Dead" - 5:32
#"Last Believer, Drop Dead" 5:32
#"Have I Run Out" - 7:40
#"Have I Run Out" 7:40
#"Underneath the Concrete" - 3:51
#"Underneath the Concrete" 3:51
#"Now You're Gone" - 5:22
#"Now You're Gone" 5:22
#"The Walls Are Starting to Crack" - 6:37
#"The Walls Are Starting to Crack" 6:37
#"I Never Thought to Ask" - 4:06
#"I Never Thought to Ask" 4:06
#"The Fire Is Waiting" - 11:09
#"The Fire Is Waiting" 11:09


;UK bonus tracks
;UK bonus tracks
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* [[Brandon Curtis]] - [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Bass Guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]
* [[Brandon Curtis]] [[Singing|vocals]], [[bass guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
* [[Josh Garza]] - [[Drum kit|Drums]]
* [[Josh Garza]] [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Phil Karnats]] - [[Guitar]]
* [[Phil Karnats]] [[guitar]]

{{The Secret Machines}}
{{The Secret Machines}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:The Secret Machines albums]]
[[Category:Secret Machines albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:19, 27 September 2024

Secret Machines
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreSpace rock
LabelTSM Recordings
ProducerSecret Machines, Brandon Mason
The Secret Machines chronology
Ten Silver Drops
(2006)
Secret Machines
(2008)
Live at the Garage
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100 link
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
ChartAttack link[usurped]
Daily Dischord link
The Fly link
JustPressPlay link
Pitchfork Media7.2/10 link
Spectrum Culture2.0/5 link
SPON link
The Sunday Times link[dead link]
Venus Zine link

Secret Machines is the third album by the alternative group The Secret Machines. The band self-released the follow-up to 2006's Ten Silver Drops in the US on October 14 and it was scheduled for release in Europe in mid-January 2009. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by the band and Brandon Mason. It is their first album with the band's new guitarist Phil Karnats, who replaced Benjamin Curtis after he left the group in March 2007.

Track listing

[edit]
  • All tracks written by Secret Machines.
  1. "Atomic Heels" – 3:40
  2. "Last Believer, Drop Dead" – 5:32
  3. "Have I Run Out" – 7:40
  4. "Underneath the Concrete" – 3:51
  5. "Now You're Gone" – 5:22
  6. "The Walls Are Starting to Crack" – 6:37
  7. "I Never Thought to Ask" – 4:06
  8. "The Fire Is Waiting" – 11:09
UK bonus tracks
  1. "Daylight, Won't Be Long"
  2. "Dreaming of Dreaming"

Personnel

[edit]