Bamnan and Slivercork

Bamnan and Slivercork is the first studio album by the US rock band Midlake, released in 2004 to positive reviews. It mixes together warm acoustic sounds with electronica and lo-fi keyboard sounds. The songs "Balloon Maker" and "Kingfish Pies" were released as singles.

Bamnan and Slivercork
Studio album by Midlake
Released	June 2004
Genre	Psychedelic folk, lo fi
Length	46:04
Label	Bella Union
Producer	Midlake
Midlake chronology
Milkmaid Grand Army (2001) Bamnan and Slivercork (2004) Balloon Maker (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	5/5[2]

Track listing

1. "They Cannot Let It Expand" – 2:58
2. "Balloon Maker" – 5:05
3. "Kingfish Pies" – 4:23
4. "I Guess I'll Take Care" – 3:22
5. "Some of Them Were Superstitious" – 5:57
6. "The Reprimand" – 1:21
7. "The Jungler" – 3:44
8. "He Tried to Escape" – 4:32
9. "Mopper's Medley" – 5:02
10. "No One Knew Where We Were" – 5:06
11. "Anabel" – 2:26
12. "Mr. Amateur" – 2:06

Personnel

• Tim Smith — vocals, piano, keyboard, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, flute
• Eric Pulido — electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Eric Nichelson — keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Paul Alexander — bass, double bass, electric guitar, keyboards, piano, bassoon
• McKenzie Smith — drums, percussion

Production notes

• Produced by Midlake
• Recorded and mixed by Midlake
• Art by Tim Smith
• Recorded and mixed in Denton, TX

First LP/vinyl version out on 22. April 2017 for Record Store Day. Yellow vinyl, limited.[3]

References

1. Bamnan and Slivercork at AllMusic
2. "Midlake - Bamnan and Silvercork (album review)". Sputnikmusic. June 10, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
3. "Ooops – Record Store Day". Recordstoreday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.