Vitamins (album)

Vitamins is the third studio album by Irish anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.[3]

Vitamins
Studio album by
Music for Dead Birds
ReleasedApril 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)
GenreIndie rock, Folk rock
Length30:38
Music for Dead Birds chronology
The Pope's Sister
(2011)		 Vitamins
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Ptolemaic TerrascopePositive [1]
GoldenPlecMixed [2]

Background and release

The album was recorded in one weekend at Data Studios, County Kerry, with recording engineer Tadgh Healy.[4] The album was released on 17 April 2014 as both a Pay what you want digital download and a limited edition CD run of 100 copies.[5] Lead track The Farmer's Corn was broadcast by 2fm in Ireland[6] and 2SER in Australia.[7] A music video was produced for the track Magic Witch which received national media attention for its dark content.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Monaghan.

  1. "Forever Wasted" – 2:24
  2. "It's Fine" – 3:06
  3. "Magic Witch" – 2:48
  4. "The Farmer's Corn" – 5:30
  5. "Dead Pets" – 3:52
  6. "Churchbells" – 2:18
  7. "I Could See It" – 1:43
  8. "Right Eye Open" – 3:20
  9. "Penitentiary" – 2:51
  10. "A Better View" - 2:46

Personnel

References
  1. "Rumbles August 14". Ptolemaic Terrascope. March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. "Music for Dead Birds - Vitamins". goldenplec.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Vitamins". Musicbrainz. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Vitamins: The Recording Of". musicfordeadbirds.eu. 24 November 2014.
  5. "Ballof Wax 36: Music for Dead Birds - A Better View". ballofwax.org.
  6. "The Alternative". RTE. 15 December 2014. Event occurs at 1hr34m.
  7. "Sideways Through Sound June 11, 2014: Imaginational Anthem - 2SER - Real Radio 107.3 FM". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. "Watch: Music for Dead Bird's song, Magic Witch". RTE. 6 November 2014.
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