The Hope That Kills You
| The Hope That Kills You | ||||
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| Released | January 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2009 at Church Road Studios, Hove, East Sussex | |||
| Genre | Chamber Pop | |||
| Label | Random Acts Of Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Palm Springs and Paul Pascoe | |||
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The Hope That Kills You is a studio album by the band Palm Springs. It is the band's second long-playing record, featuring earlier singles "I Start Fires" (2007), "Blood and Water" (2008) and "Free Atlas" (2009).
Track listing
- "I Start Fires" (4:04)
 - "No More Shall We Be" (3:27)
 - "Still Life" (3:28)
 - "The Constellation" (3:45)
 - "Free Atlas" (3:36)
 - "Taint And Trespass" (3:09)
 - "Candy Milk" (4:12)
 - "Blood And Water" (3:55)
 - "The Harm Still Hidden" (3:40)
 - "There Is Nothing Left To Love" (4:16)
 - "Bury Me Not" (5:56)
 
Personnel
All tracks on the album were written and performed by Cane and Russo with the following additional personnel:
- Grant Allardyce – drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11; percussion on track 2
 - Jane Bartholomew – backing vocals on tracks 2, 9 and 10
 - Ellie Blackshaw – violin on tracks 4 and 9
 - Neil Cantwell – keyboards on track 11; electric guitar and percussion on track 7; piano on tracks 3–5, 7, 10 and 11
 - Sophie Greenhalgh – violin on tracks 2, 4 and 9
 - Ros Hanson – viola on tracks 2, 4 and 9
 - Gareth Herrick – backing vocals on track 3
 - Mark Jesson – cello on tracks 1, 2, 4–11; string arrangements for tracks 2, 4 and 9
 - Kah – backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6 and 11
 - Johny Lamb – cornet and backing vocals on track 3
 - Pete Lush – backing vocals on track 3
 - Jeffers Mayo – extra electric guitar on track 1
 - Sally Megee – backing vocals on tracks 3, 5 and 11
 - Paul Pascoe – backing vocals on tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11; electric bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 11; electric guitar on tracks 4 and 5; harmonium on track 7; Moog synthesizer on track 4
 - Matt Sigley – piano and backing vocals on track 8
 - DC Cane – cover photography
 
External links
- Random Acts Of Vinyl official website
 
 
