Fables From a Mayfly:
What I Tell You Three Times is True
Released June 17, 2007
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Track | Title | Length |
001 | Tibet / Dance of the Manatee | (4:11) |
002 | Kyla Cries Cologne / Pre Versa | (4:01) |
003 | Vice/Versa | (3:55) |
004 | The Wife, The Kids, and the White Picket Fence | (3:29) |
005 | April Fools and Eggmen / Cipieron | (4:44) |
006 | A Seafarer's Knot | (4:11) |
007 | A Wolf Descends upon the Spanish Sahara | (4:13) |
008 | Walls of Jericho | (3:46) |
009 | Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes | (4:02) |
010 | Upgrade^Brigade / When The Bough Breaks | (5:17) |
011 | Say When / Ozymandius | (5:52) |
012 | An Honest Conman (iTunes Bonus) | (4:01) |
Credits
Brett Stowers (Drums)
Cliff Campbell (Guitar)
Darroh Sudderth (Vocals)
Jon Dicken (Bass)
Matt Langley (Keys)
Produced and Mixed by David Bottrill
Executive Producer: Serj Tankian
Protools Editing/Data Management and Assistant to David Bottrill: David Stephan
Bandtracks recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
Bandtracks engineered by Ian Bodzasi
Assisted by Dylan Argument
Drum Tech: Adrian Gorizzan
Protools Editing Bandtrack: Jag Tanna
Overdubs recorded at Rattle Box Studios, Toronto
Mixed at Larrabee North Studios, North Hollywood
Mix assisted by Katia Lewin
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and DVD
All Song Lyrics by Darroh Sudderth
All Music by Fair to Midland
Viola and Violin on "Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" and "Walls of Jericho" by Claudio Vena
All songs published by Spreading Love With A Boxing Glove Music.
Album artwork by James Riches (jrichesl@optusnet.com.au)
Management: Esther Creative Group - Tom Sarig (tsarig@nyc.rr.com),
Frank HIll (frank.hill@mac.com) and Anna Jacobson-Leong (polyminx@gmail.com)
A&R: Tom Mackay and George Tonikian
Legal: Ben McLane, Esq. at McLane & Wong
Booking: The Agency Group - Tim Borror, Josh Kline and Leah Peterson
Special acknowledgement to Peter Janis at CTEC/Radical Engineering, Paul Gross at Metalworks, Carin Kruger at Larabee North, Korg keyboards, Fender basses, Gibson guitars, Tama drums, Naylor Engineering, Amanda Voyles at Guitar Center and Ian Robinson at Sterling Hall School
And forever in our memory: Josiah Hayre, Jaime Brittain, Billie Conner, and Dayton Kruse
Universal Republic Records
Serjical Strike Records
Demo
Fables From a Mayfly Demos
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International Track Listing
Track | Title | Length |
001 | Dance of the Manatee | (4:11) |
002 | Kyla Cries Cologne | (3:36) |
003 | Vice/Versa | (3:56) |
004 | The Wife, The Kids, and the White Picket Fence | (3:3) |
005 | April Fools and Eggmen | (3:16) |
006 | A Seafarer's Knot | (4:12) |
007 | A Wolf Descends upon the Spanish Sahara | (4:13) |
008 | Walls of Jericho | (3:46) |
009 | Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes | (4:02) |
010 | Upgrade^Brigade | (3:54) |
011 | Say When / Ozymandius | (5:55) |
012 | Orphan Anthem '86 | (5:03) |
Singles
Dance of the Manatee
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Stream Music Video |
Track | Title | Length |
001 | Dance of the Manatee (Radio Edit) | (3:35) |
002 | Dance of the Manatee (Album Version) | (4:03) |
Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
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Track | Title | Length |
001 | Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes (Radio Edit) | (3:35) |
002 | Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes (Album Version) | (4:03) |
Promos
Selections from Fables From a Mayfly
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Track | Title | Length |
001 | Dance of the Manatee | (4:10) |
002 | Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes | (4:02) |
003 | Walls of Jericho | (3:46) |
004 | April Fools and Eggmen | (3:13) |
Something Borrowed: A Collection of Demos
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Track | Title | Length |
001 | Orphan Anthem '86 | (5:03) |
002 | inter.mission | (1:59) |
003 | Granny Niblo | (5:08) |
Album Information
Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True is the third full length album by Fair to Midland.It is the band's major label debut by Universal and Serjical Strike after two self-released albums; The Carbon Copy Silver Lining and inter.funda.stifle.
Through a fan driven grassroots campaign, the album has sold over 50,000 copies.
Fables from a Mayfly has received largely positive reviews, with IGN calling it "Easily a frontrunner for album of the year." The album reached #137 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on Top Heatseekers.
"Tibet" is a hidden track that many audio players skip completely, many CD ripping programs also miss it. To hear "Tibet" simply rewind Fables exactly 1:18 from the beginning.