Isolation Party

Isolation Party is an album by the American musician Tommy Keene.[5][6] It was released in 1998 by Matador Records.[7] It includes a cover version of Mission of Burma's "Einstein's Day".[8]

Isolation Party
Studio album by
Tommy Keene
Released1998
GenrePower pop, rock
LabelMatador Records
ProducerTommy Keene[1]
Tommy Keene chronology
Ten Years After (album)
(1996)		 Isolation Party
(1998)		 The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly concluded that "power-pop enthusiasts should find plenty to admire in these melodically acute tunes, although true highlights are in short supply."[4] The Chicago Tribune praised the "ringing, buoyant guitar lines, sing-along choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a touch of melancholy that never grows depressed but keeps things from ever getting giddy."[3]

AllMusic wrote that the album is "a harder and leaner set than he usually offered up in his earlier days ... though the hallmarks of his style—moody but graceful melodies, a nimble and efficient rhythm section, and Keene's passionate vocals and subtly sublime guitar work—are still very much in evidence."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted

  1. "Long Time Missing" – 4:38
  2. "Getting Out From Under You" – 3:19
  3. "Take Me Back" – 4:44
  4. "Never Really Been Gone" – 3:29
  5. "The World Outside" – 3:21
  6. "Einstein's Day" – 4:43 (Roger Miller)
  7. "Battle Lines" – 5:11
  8. "Happy When You're Sad " – 3:31
  9. "Love Dies Down" – 3:44
  10. "Tuesday Morning" – 2:37
  11. "Waiting Without You" – 3:55
  12. "Weak And Watered Down" – 4:15
  13. "Twilight's In Town" – 3:38

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Production
  • Jay Bennett — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
  • Brendan Gamble — Engineer
  • Jeff Murphy — Engineer
  • Jonathan Pines — Engineer, production assistant, editing, mastering, mixing, assistant producer
  • Adam Schmitt — Editing, mastering

References
  1. "ONCE THE RAGE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Isolation Party - Tommy Keene | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Tommy Keene Isolation Party". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "Isolation Party". EW.com.
  5. "Tommy Keene Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. "Tommy Keene – Isolation Party". No Depression. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "Tommy Keene". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Tommy Keene Organizes His Own Party". MTV News.
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